points

[Carolyn Mitchell]

i know that you have probably heard everything by now, but i can't
afford to join weigh****chers officially right now, but a friend of mine
has been trying to help me get the books that are available. what i
would like to know is the basic plan and how many points can i have in a
days time? i am 5ft. 4 inches and weigh 183 pounds. are there supposed
to be so many helpings of certain food groups during the day or do you
just eat what you want to use up the points? can anyone help a poor
person like me?

[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.

To calculate food and activity points, I love this computer desktop calculator ...
http://www.xmission.com/~zythra/downloads/points.exe

WW suggests your ideal weight should be somewhere between 116 and 145 depending on
your age.

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.

If you can afford $15/month, the online ww program might be a great thing for you
to look into. There is lots of information available, as well as the food point
database and journaling system.

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


On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 09:18:56 -0500 (CDT), (Carolyn Mitchell)
wrote:

>i know that you have probably heard everything by now, but i can't
>afford to join weigh****chers officially right now, but a friend of mine
>has been trying to help me get the books that are available. what i
>would like to know is the basic plan and how many points can i have in a
>days time? i am 5ft. 4 inches and weigh 183 pounds. are there supposed
>to be so many helpings of certain food groups during the day or do you
>just eat what you want to use up the points? can anyone help a poor
>person like me?

[Fred]

Great synopsis. We should use it as part of the welcoming dialog (G)

On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 12:23:18 -0500, Joyce > wrote:

>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.
>
>To calculate food and activity points, I love this computer desktop calculator ...
>http://www.xmission.com/~zythra/downloads/points.exe
>
>WW suggests your ideal weight should be somewhere between 116 and 145 depending on
>your age.
>
>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.
>
>If you can afford $15/month, the online ww program might be a great thing for you
>to look into. There is lots of information available, as well as the food point
>database and journaling system.
>
>Joyce
>WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
>current weight: 133.3
>Lifetime: 4/4/03
>
>
>On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 09:18:56 -0500 (CDT), (Carolyn Mitchell)
>wrote:
>
>>i know that you have probably heard everything by now, but i can't
>>afford to join weigh****chers officially right now, but a friend of mine
>>has been trying to help me get the books that are available. what i
>>would like to know is the basic plan and how many points can i have in a
>>days time? i am 5ft. 4 inches and weigh 183 pounds. are there supposed
>>to be so many helpings of certain food groups during the day or do you
>>just eat what you want to use up the points? can anyone help a poor
>>person like me?

[Laura]

I am another one that can not afford to go to the WW meetings right now. I
went for the first 12 weeks but decided that paying for Curves was much more
benefical to me. For WW info and support I come here. Many of the new
FlexPoints materials can also be found on eBay. Get a good food scale and a
set of measuring spoons and cups. Measuring your food is also important so
that you know exactly how much food you are eating.

Joyce has given you the basics of how the new FlexPoints plan works. I also
use the points calculator plus my FlexPoints Excel spreadsheet that is
available for downloading too.

Posted earlier:

I have updated my spreadsheet to include a macro to clear the previous weeks
journal entry. Just click on the smiley face to clear the spreadsheet.

http://home.att.net/~extra623/flexjournal2.xls

When you open up the spreadsheet you will be prompted about macros. In order
to clear the spreadsheet, you must enable the macros.
--
Laura


"Carolyn Mitchell" > wrote in message
...
> i know that you have probably heard everything by now, but i can't
> afford to join weigh****chers officially right now, but a friend of mine
> has been trying to help me get the books that are available. what i
> would like to know is the basic plan and how many points can i have in a
> days time? i am 5ft. 4 inches and weigh 183 pounds. are there supposed
> to be so many helpings of certain food groups during the day or do you
> just eat what you want to use up the points? can anyone help a poor
> person like me?
>

[Kristin]

HI Carolyn, a lot of us are doing WW on our own. I joined WW Online for
$14.95 a month and it's helping me a lot with journaling, etc. That may be
an option for you if you can swing it. I see Joyce has answered you VERY
well and there's nothing I can add to that except good luck! I wish you
well on WW!

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

HHH = Happy Healthy Holidays Exercise Challenge (aka HHH)
This is another current exercise challenge hosted by Amberle. CUrrently in
progress, new signups are welcome.
http://www.angelfire.com/me4/travelgirl/hhh.htm

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

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!

--

~Kristin O~
272/239.2/172

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



"Carolyn Mitchell" > wrote in message
...
> i know that you have probably heard everything by now, but i can't
> afford to join weigh****chers officially right now, but a friend of mine
> has been trying to help me get the books that are available. what i
> would like to know is the basic plan and how many points can i have in a
> days time? i am 5ft. 4 inches and weigh 183 pounds. are there supposed
> to be so many helpings of certain food groups during the day or do you
> just eat what you want to use up the points? can anyone help a poor
> person like me?
>

[Kristin]

I may just have to do that, Fred, it IS a wonderful synopsis.

Joyce, let me know if you have any objections otherwise this will go in
there! Thanks!

--

~Kristin O~
272/239.2/172

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



"Fred" > wrote in message
...
> Great synopsis. We should use it as part of the welcoming dialog (G)
>
> On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 12:23:18 -0500, Joyce > wrote:
>
> >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.
> >
> >To calculate food and activity points, I love this computer desktop
calculator ...
> >http://www.xmission.com/~zythra/downloads/points.exe
> >
> >WW suggests your ideal weight should be somewhere between 116 and 145
depending on
> >your age.
> >
> >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.
> >
> >If you can afford $15/month, the online ww program might be a great thing
for you
> >to look into. There is lots of information available, as well as the
food point
> >database and journaling system.
> >
> >Joyce
> >WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
> >current weight: 133.3
> >Lifetime: 4/4/03
> >
> >
> >On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 09:18:56 -0500 (CDT), (Carolyn
Mitchell)
> >wrote:
> >
> >>i know that you have probably heard everything by now, but i can't
> >>afford to join weigh****chers officially right now, but a friend of mine
> >>has been trying to help me get the books that are available. what i
> >>would like to know is the basic plan and how many points can i have in a
> >>days time? i am 5ft. 4 inches and weigh 183 pounds. are there supposed
> >>to be so many helpings of certain food groups during the day or do you
> >>just eat what you want to use up the points? can anyone help a poor
> >>person like me?
>

[Joyce]

And did you notice I didn't once mention how I really felt about the new program?
<G>

Joyce


On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 10:25:52 -0700, Fred > wrote:

>Great synopsis. We should use it as part of the welcoming dialog (G)
>
>On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 12:23:18 -0500, Joyce > wrote:
>
>>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.
>>
>>To calculate food and activity points, I love this computer desktop calculator ...
>>http://www.xmission.com/~zythra/downloads/points.exe
>>
>>WW suggests your ideal weight should be somewhere between 116 and 145 depending on
>>your age.
>>
>>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.
>>
>>If you can afford $15/month, the online ww program might be a great thing for you
>>to look into. There is lots of information available, as well as the food point
>>database and journaling system.
>>
>>Joyce
>>WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
>>current weight: 133.3
>>Lifetime: 4/4/03
>>
>>
>>On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 09:18:56 -0500 (CDT), (Carolyn Mitchell)
>>wrote:
>>
>>>i know that you have probably heard everything by now, but i can't
>>>afford to join weigh****chers officially right now, but a friend of mine
>>>has been trying to help me get the books that are available. what i
>>>would like to know is the basic plan and how many points can i have in a
>>>days time? i am 5ft. 4 inches and weigh 183 pounds. are there supposed
>>>to be so many helpings of certain food groups during the day or do you
>>>just eat what you want to use up the points? can anyone help a poor
>>>person like me?

[Joyce]

Wow, I feel honored! No objections from me at all, use whatever you want. I'm
glad I finally had something right. <G>

Joyce


On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 19:32:26 -0500, "Kristin" > wrote:

>I may just have to do that, Fred, it IS a wonderful synopsis.
>
>Joyce, let me know if you have any objections otherwise this will go in
>there! Thanks!
>
>--
>
>~Kristin O~
>272/239.2/172
>
>Here's our FAQ: http://www.didian.com/asdww/ and welcome notice:
>http://www.geocities.com/welcomenotice/index.html
>
>
>
>"Fred" > wrote in message
...
>> Great synopsis. We should use it as part of the welcoming dialog (G)
>>
>> On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 12:23:18 -0500, Joyce > wrote:
>>
>> >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.
>> >
>> >To calculate food and activity points, I love this computer desktop
>calculator ...
>> >http://www.xmission.com/~zythra/downloads/points.exe
>> >
>> >WW suggests your ideal weight should be somewhere between 116 and 145
>depending on
>> >your age.
>> >
>> >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.
>> >
>> >If you can afford $15/month, the online ww program might be a great thing
>for you
>> >to look into. There is lots of information available, as well as the
>food point
>> >database and journaling system.
>> >
>> >Joyce

[Fred]

What discipline (G) You must be getting, ahem, more FLEXible! (G)

On Thu, 02 Oct 2003 11:40:08 -0500, Joyce > wrote:

>And did you notice I didn't once mention how I really felt about the new program?
><G>
>
>Joyce
>
>
>On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 10:25:52 -0700, Fred > wrote:
>
>>Great synopsis. We should use it as part of the welcoming dialog (G)
>>
>>On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 12:23:18 -0500, Joyce > wrote:
>>
>>>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.
>>>
>>>To calculate food and activity points, I love this computer desktop calculator ...
>>>http://www.xmission.com/~zythra/downloads/points.exe
>>>
>>>WW suggests your ideal weight should be somewhere between 116 and 145 depending on
>>>your age.
>>>
>>>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.
>>>
>>>If you can afford $15/month, the online ww program might be a great thing for you
>>>to look into. There is lots of information available, as well as the food point
>>>database and journaling system.
>>>
>>>Joyce
>>>WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
>>>current weight: 133.3
>>>Lifetime: 4/4/03
>>>
>>>
>>>On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 09:18:56 -0500 (CDT), (Carolyn Mitchell)
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>i know that you have probably heard everything by now, but i can't
>>>>afford to join weigh****chers officially right now, but a friend of mine
>>>>has been trying to help me get the books that are available. what i
>>>>would like to know is the basic plan and how many points can i have in a
>>>>days time? i am 5ft. 4 inches and weigh 183 pounds. are there supposed
>>>>to be so many helpings of certain food groups during the day or do you
>>>>just eat what you want to use up the points? can anyone help a poor
>>>>person like me?

[Joyce]

I'm trying ... very trying. <G>

Joyce


On Thu, 02 Oct 2003 18:29:04 -0700, Fred > wrote:

>What discipline (G) You must be getting, ahem, more FLEXible! (G)
>
>On Thu, 02 Oct 2003 11:40:08 -0500, Joyce > wrote:
>
>>And did you notice I didn't once mention how I really felt about the new program?
>><G>
>>
>>Joyce
>>
>>
>>On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 10:25:52 -0700, Fred > wrote:
>>
>>>Great synopsis. We should use it as part of the welcoming dialog (G)
>>>
>>>On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 12:23:18 -0500, Joyce > wrote:
>>>
>>>>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.
>>>>
>>>>To calculate food and activity points, I love this computer desktop calculator ...
>>>>http://www.xmission.com/~zythra/downloads/points.exe
>>>>
>>>>WW suggests your ideal weight should be somewhere between 116 and 145 depending on
>>>>your age.
>>>>
>>>>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.
>>>>
>>>>If you can afford $15/month, the online ww program might be a great thing for you
>>>>to look into. There is lots of information available, as well as the food point
>>>>database and journaling system.
>>>>
>>>>Joyce
>>>>WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
>>>>current weight: 133.3
>>>>Lifetime: 4/4/03
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 09:18:56 -0500 (CDT), (Carolyn Mitchell)
>>>>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>i know that you have probably heard everything by now, but i can't
>>>>>afford to join weigh****chers officially right now, but a friend of mine
>>>>>has been trying to help me get the books that are available. what i
>>>>>would like to know is the basic plan and how many points can i have in a
>>>>>days time? i am 5ft. 4 inches and weigh 183 pounds. are there supposed
>>>>>to be so many helpings of certain food groups during the day or do you
>>>>>just eat what you want to use up the points? can anyone help a poor
>>>>>person like me?

[Fred]

I'm accused of that, too.

On Sat, 04 Oct 2003 11:42:16 -0500, Joyce > wrote:

>I'm trying ... very trying. <G>
>
>Joyce
>
>
>On Thu, 02 Oct 2003 18:29:04 -0700, Fred > wrote:
>
>>What discipline (G) You must be getting, ahem, more FLEXible! (G)
>>
>>On Thu, 02 Oct 2003 11:40:08 -0500, Joyce > wrote:
>>
>>>And did you notice I didn't once mention how I really felt about the new program?
>>><G>
>>>
>>>Joyce
>>>
>>>
>>>On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 10:25:52 -0700, Fred > wrote:
>>>
>>>>Great synopsis. We should use it as part of the welcoming dialog (G)
>>>>
>>>>On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 12:23:18 -0500, Joyce > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>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.
>>>>>
>>>>>To calculate food and activity points, I love this computer desktop calculator ...
>>>>>http://www.xmission.com/~zythra/downloads/points.exe
>>>>>
>>>>>WW suggests your ideal weight should be somewhere between 116 and 145 depending on
>>>>>your age.
>>>>>
>>>>>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.
>>>>>
>>>>>If you can afford $15/month, the online ww program might be a great thing for you
>>>>>to look into. There is lots of information available, as well as the food point
>>>>>database and journaling system.
>>>>>
>>>>>Joyce
>>>>>WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
>>>>>current weight: 133.3
>>>>>Lifetime: 4/4/03
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 09:18:56 -0500 (CDT), (Carolyn Mitchell)
>>>>>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>i know that you have probably heard everything by now, but i can't
>>>>>>afford to join weigh****chers officially right now, but a friend of mine
>>>>>>has been trying to help me get the books that are available. what i
>>>>>>would like to know is the basic plan and how many points can i have in a
>>>>>>days time? i am 5ft. 4 inches and weigh 183 pounds. are there supposed
>>>>>>to be so many helpings of certain food groups during the day or do you
>>>>>>just eat what you want to use up the points? can anyone help a poor
>>>>>>person like me?