Daily Guidelines

boxynova

Hey everyone, I used to follow Weight Watchers but quit, gained weight instead of losing that wasn't very pleasant for me. I did gain 2.1 pounds so it a tremendous amount but I was following weight watches for 10 weeks. I did finally drop 0.9 pounds, not much but it was still a drop. I decided to join MFP and so far I am really liking it, my weight loss has been slow but I have dropped 2.0 pounds since Sept 8/12.

Weight Watchers daily Guidelines are as follows:

8 Liquids per day (coffee, tea, water, pop, juice, etc)
1 multivitamin
8 glasses of water
2 Dairy
1-2 Protein
Fruits (as much as you want but I was eating 2-3 per day)
Veggies (as much as you want, I struggled with this)
Choose whole grains

ALL the MFP members who have lost alot of weight, do you think if I still follow these guidelines while tracking my calories I should see results, or is there anything else you can suggest I can do? Maybe.

I have 20 pounds to go.

Thanks

oohmercyme

What are you doing for exercise?

hooperkay

I have my macros set in my daily log. I stay within those numbers, not necessarily 1-2 protein. I eat at least 133 g protein a day. No more than 100 g carbs... so on. I log everything. Nothing is free like WW.

ABrideToBE

That seems so vague. 8 liquids a day of anything can be 0 calories (water) or 795 calories Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana from Smoothie King. Also, fruits can also be a lot of calories.

My suggestion is to stick with calorie counting to keep track of everything you eat or drink. That's much more effective, as seen from members of this site

Good luck!

TavistockToad

What does 1-2 protein mean?

zaph0d

Daily Guidelines

1g or more protein per lb LBM
.35g or more fat per lb BM
Take nutrition from whole foods when possible
Stay well hydrated
Exercise
Be consistent
Don't take too large of a calorie deficit when leaning out; don't take too large of a surplus when building

cmriverside

Yeah, that list is way too vague. I don't speak Weight Watchers.

The 'free fruit and veggies' is a bad idea. You could easily go over your calories with too many of them....even if you think you aren't eating much. You need at Least 2-3 servings of lean protein daily.

Learn to log actual calories of food and drinks. You'll be much more likely to succeed.

katevarner

You can use those guidelines as long as you count the calories, but I think 1-2 protein is low. At least for me. If you are on the MFP macros, tho (65% carbs, 15% protein, 20% fat), then that may be enough. Your carbs need to be more fruits and veggies than breads/pastas, and definitely go whole grain on the carbs.

Also agree that your 8 non-water drinks could hold a ton of calories. Make sure they don't.