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LouD
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Topic: Weight Watchers Pro points? Posted: 18 January 2011 at 2:29pm |
So who is doing this and how is it different from the old points system?
I am gonna join WW again soon as Im keen to have that challenge of a physcial weigh in, Im quite competitive so hope that will get that streak going.
Just curious to know how the pro points system works and how it works for you?
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NovemberMum
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Posted: 18 January 2011 at 2:35pm |
ok the amount of points you get is based on your age height and sex.
the minimum number of pro points anyone is on is 29 up to a 72 a day.
you also get an extra 49 points a week which you can use for things suchas you get invited out to dinner etc.
you cannot carry points over each day so if you are on 29 points then you have to eat the 29 any left over get forfieted.
all fresh fruit is 0 pro points.
points are now calculated on protein fibre total fast and carbs. baiscally the higher in protein and fibre and lower in carbs in fat the lower the pro points this is because food high in protein and fibre use more energy to process the food than those high in carbs and fat
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LouD
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Posted: 18 January 2011 at 2:38pm |
Wow it sounds completely different huh.......think the meetings will help me get my head around it a bit better.
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Posted: 18 January 2011 at 2:59pm |
I like the weekly points better than the old system. It was too easy to cheat and starve yourself so you could 'save' points.
The new system is more sustainable. You eat your regular points every day, but if you have a night out then your weekly points come into play.
I have worked out that you can drink two bottles of Rose on your weekly points which is awesome if you want to have a big night out (not that I recommend you do this regularly).
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Posted: 18 January 2011 at 3:20pm |
I am doing the free trial online. check out the weight loss section as we have ww threads going there
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LouD
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Posted: 18 January 2011 at 9:50pm |
oooooh a whole weight loss section now, i have been MIA for a while....!! thanks
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Shezamumof3
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Posted: 18 January 2011 at 10:02pm |
Ive just joined WW, last week. Im still trying to suss it all out lol!!! Slowly figuring it out!
Finding it hard to stick to my 29 points though!
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Posted: 18 January 2011 at 10:40pm |
I just signed up to the free trial and I get 29 points also....Im not sure how i will go without some form of book to look everything up.
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Posted: 19 January 2011 at 8:15am |
ChickieLou you can use all the online tools with the free online trial.
Oooh Sheza are you doing it online or meetings? Does this explain the pilates lol
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Posted: 19 January 2011 at 8:49am |
Im siging up today! I already do high protien low carb but need some guidence.
I exersize quite a bit so will be nterestign to see how it goes and yay for not having to forfeit my weekly maccas fix with the kids, lol.
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Posted: 19 January 2011 at 10:50am |
can someone tell me how you join to get the books but pay as little as possible each month?
im keen but this $1 joining fee still means $68AUD to join online and does that include the books?
or are they extra on top....
and if i joined a meeting and went once a fortnight (so 2x a month) would that be cheaper? and do i still pay for books on top of the meeting prices?
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Posted: 19 January 2011 at 11:33am |
you need to go weekly to meetings, I think you can miss 2 meetings without paying for them.
I have been told you need the books to do the plan, but if you are doing it online you don't as all the info is there.
Try the 2 week trial online its free.
meetings are $18.50 weekly, books are on top.
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Posted: 19 January 2011 at 11:54am |
thanks jazzy.
that means its too expensive for me to do.
ill stick to using spark people for now to track what im doing.
WW will have to wait until I am working full time again, my student budget doesnt really allow for it.
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Posted: 19 January 2011 at 12:03pm |
Mucky_Tiger wrote:
thanks jazzy.
that means its too expensive for me to do.
ill stick to using spark people for now to track what im doing.
WW will have to wait until I am working full time again, my student budget doesnt really allow for it. |
do the 2 week free trial online, then work out some meal plans & that may see you through. Then cancel it when the 2 week trial is up or if you keep it it works out to be approx $40 a mth NZ$ so $10 a week & you don't need books etc.
I joined WW last yr & only went a few weeks but got it enough from it to lose 24kgs by myself.
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Posted: 19 January 2011 at 1:31pm |
how do i find the free trial?
i can really only find the join for $1 links
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Posted: 19 January 2011 at 1:34pm |
wait i found the other thread with the code for the free trial.
it works.
ignore that question
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Posted: 19 January 2011 at 3:21pm |
I joined up online too! And I got the iphone app which makes it so easy to track food each day. Dont know if Ive quite got my head around the weekly points though? 49 seems a lot of extra points to be able to use per week?
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Posted: 19 January 2011 at 6:52pm |
Chickielou wrote:
So who is doing this and how is it different from the old points system?
I am gonna join WW again soon as Im keen to have that challenge of a physcial weigh in, Im quite competitive so hope that will get that streak going.
Just curious to know how the pro points system works and how it works for you? |
sorry have to read and run so cant read replies but i moaned and moaned about it the first week as i wasnt given a choice to do the new or old when i re joined..but i like it now..she did say that would happen..just found it hard getting used to everything doubling in points..i like that i can have fish and chips like today and not feel guilty..it's working for me almost 3kg in two weeks..
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Posted: 19 January 2011 at 6:57pm |
HuntersMama wrote:
I joined up online too! And I got the iphone app which makes it so easy to track food each day. Dont know if Ive quite got my head around the weekly points though? 49 seems a lot of extra points to be able to use per week? |
it depends what kind of eater you are..it seems a lot but its not really..:)
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Posted: 19 January 2011 at 7:58pm |
Em you don't have to use all the 49 weekly points for the week.
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