Advice

Jerdtrmndone

Has anyone changed their diet/fitness profile on a daily bases according to your activity levels for the day.
I work part-time in a supermarket deli 6 hrs., 3 days per wk., walking, slicing meats and waiting on customers.
On my off days my activity levels are just doing normal things and relaxing because of my back.
I have my settings at lightly active which is for a food server.
I am not sure what to do with my settings.
I also have it set for 2lb. weight loss a wk.
I am struggling with weight gain. My fault, of course. The days I work I seem to be more hungry or I seem to think so.
I am trying to get my self to stay within my calorie count as hard as it has been or at least close.
I do not take extra food for this or any activities I do.
Any suggestion are greatly appreciated.

podkey

I sorta did that on an older version of WW where we had a lifestyle quiz. Rather than say I was active in my job and lifestyle I claimed to be "sedentary" but then added in some of my activity points as needed to cover days of more activity. I didn't work 7 days a week so it was easier to add them in as I needed instead of just having a bigger allowance for every day.

Another way to figure out the added points is to use the number of steps (or equivalent) above the baseline. For some folks the number of steps needed to meet the WW minimum was about 7500. For others close to 10,000 per day. Activity beyond that would count toward extra points which are now called "fit points". It amounts to a form of calorie counting.
So yes a bit of adjustment is fine for sure.

Hopes this helps a bit.

Jerdtrmndone

Podkey, Thanks I were a watch pedometer and at the end of the day I have 24000 steps, movements or between 8 to 10 miles.
I know there not all steps but I do a lot of walking

linmueller

Jerdtrmndone wrote: »

I also have it set for 2lb. weight loss a wk.
I am struggling with weight gain. My fault, of course. The days I work I seem to be more hungry or I seem to think so.
I am trying to get my self to stay within my calorie count as hard as it has been or at least close.

I'm sure I'm not telling you anything you don't know, but if you have it set for a 2# loss and you're gaining, then you're eating too much.

My suggestion is to set the weight loss at 1#/week. It will be an easier goal, so the hope is that if you don't have to struggle so hard to stay on plan, you'll actually do it, and the result should be weight loss.

One other suggestion, if when you work you're hungry, eat fruits, veggies and lean protien for those extra calories. You'll be more satisfied and won't do as much damage to your goal of weight loss.

Good luck! Hope you get it dialed in soon!

Out_of_Bubblegum

One possibility would to do weekly rather than daily.. You'll need to play with the math and make sure you average out to make it work but I have heard of others being very successful with this method.

Jerdtrmndone

Thank you Lin and bwmalone for sharing.

88olds

If you have a lot to lose, you may lose more quickly at first. No guarantee. But over the long run, 2 lbs a week is pretty aggressive.

Don't see where anyone asked, but are you weighing your food and keeping a good journal? I would work on getting some good habits in place in terms of the process and trying to stop gaining. How long have you been doing this and gaining?

Dig in for the long term. Just keep working and adjusting until you get a downward trend. If your plan isn't working, make a better plan.

Jerdtrmndone

88 olds asked Don't see where anyone asked, but are you weighing your food and keeping a good journal?

I weigh and measure but my journaling is rough. I am LTM. since 2005 but haven't done well with keeping the weight off. After gaining some back I have maintained till last year when WW introduced the new plan and everything fell apart and I have been struggling to find my way since.

I now have 48 lbs. to lose now to get back to goal. I lost 110lbs to make my goal in 2005.

minimyzeme

Jerdtrmndone wrote: »

...I have maintained till last year when WW introduced the new plan and everything fell apart and I have been struggling to find my way since.

I now have 48 lbs. to lose now to get back to goal. I lost 110lbs to make my goal in 2005.

@Jerdtrmndone , I'm not meaning to cheerlead for the SmartPoints plan but I've read a lot of testimony from folks who initially resisted it, then lost weight following it. Many of those folks said they were stuck in their weight loss goals before bucking up and trying the 'new plan'. I get the dislike for it but rationally, I think the SP allocation generally makes good sense.

Weighing, measuring and tracking have been the foundation of my success so far. I hope you find a path that works for you! Your prior loss is super-impressive. One day at a time and I bet you'll get (and stay) where you want to be.

linmueller

I struggled, am struggling, with the new plan too. It works, but is so restrictive!

Jerdtrmndone

Thank you all for your advice I will keep chipping away.