Any one doing WW points?

I'm doing WW points system and track it all here as well. Depending on if I eat a lot of the zero points fruits and veggies I will get around 1300 for my 26 points allowance. I started out with a lot of points which came to over 1500 calories but as you lose weight your points go down. The lowest is 26 points. I think if I ate only foods with points I would get about 1200 calories. Remember that one point on WW is about 48 calories give or take. So for 26 points you get 1238 calories.

Thanks for info, I wanted to try the WW but I have to be consistent first, so my co-worker told me about this and its free...So Day 2!

For me it never worked because it wasn't enough calories for me and I was starving all the time. Based on their system I would get 26 calories a day, or 1200 approx calories. Even if they still do the 35 calories extra a week (not sure if they still do) then I'd average 1440 a day. With MFP I get 1760 a day before exercise. That seems to me like a huge difference. I have MFP set up to lose 1 lb a week and it's working, sometimes even more then 1lb a week. Sure I might lose more on WW since the calorie total is so much lower but I'd give up because I'd never feel full on that little amount of calories!

Edited to add: I think it does not work for me because for my height and weight I need more than what they give me. Since 26 is the lowest, then someone who is starting out at a lower weight/height might not need as many and 1200 might fit well for them. I just find that the numbers just don't seem to add up right for someone my size (5'6" and 207lbs).

I do WW points and find that it works very well. It has helped me change my eating habits from mostly junk food to a lot of fruits and vegetables. I have so much more energy now.

I read a business report about their plan and how they have the zero points items. They did that to encourage people to eat healthier items. When I started out I was just doing MFP and wasn't losing any weight. Kept with the 1500 calories and was always hungry. Added WW and was still eating the same calories but I was eating a heck of a lot more fresh fruits and veggies. WW tries to encourage you to eat at least 5 servings of fresh fruits and veggies. I usually eat at least 2 to 3 servings of fruit and 3 or more servings of veggies every day. Of course there are days when I'm just out of those items and haven't gone food shopping so I don't always reach that goal but for the most part I stick with that. I also like that they have the tracker so you can check off your servings of dairy (WW encourages you to eat 3 servings) The water which is 8 servings, fruits and veggies, your vitamin for the day, at least 2 servings of healthy oils and your exercise. I've been doing the online only WW points plus system. Started it in May. I average 1.5 pounds loss per week. For me I've stuck with it because I know I'm paying for it so I'm not going to slack off. When I do something that is free I'm not as likely to stick with it or be as strict with myself and my eating habits. On MFP only I ate whatever I wanted as long as it was within my calories for the day. With WW I make sure to get in my daily requirements which has really made a difference for me.

Glad to hear you can exercise as much as you like:happy: I found WW worked best for me when I was feeding my youngest, as I got as many points as a man the same size and so I wasn't hungry. Otherwise I found 20 points got used up too quick - sorry, I can't munch a bag of raw carrot, YUCK.

Combining dieting with full-time working is challenging as so many lunch/snack options are not available for me (can't do poached egg for luch, for example, or toast a crumpet to have with marmite) and I find this site is working for me so far (OK its only week 3) without getting hungry, as I can generally find the calorie options for most foods and decide what I want/can have. And its free - gotta love free!