Jimb376mfp wrote: »

I’m still skeptical abut the new Freestyle Plan. I keep thinking just because WW says foods are Zero Points doesn’t mean the calories disappear!

I will stay with it and adjust my portions of the Zero Points food,...

This is most likely the reason for the gain (the other things may have contributed a little). The same sort of thing happened when Core was first introduced. For some reason, people forgot that food still has calories regardless of the "points" associated with them.

One thing I remember vividly -- In the original Core plan, avocados were a Core food. I love avocados! See where this might be going? I went WILD with avocados the first week I switched to Core. Until I went back and looked at how many points 1/4 of an avocado had just the week before. I was eating a WHOLE avocado every day. Luckily my brain re-engaged after about 4 days of doing this. And avocados were removed from the list of Core foods shortly after that.

Same thing with sugar-free jello pudding (made with skim milk). But that didn't mean that making a package of it and eating the whole thing as a single serving should have been assumed to have no calories. Or someone eating 3 pounds of grapes in one sitting. Or a whole watermelon. Yes, all of those are examples of what some people posted about shortly after Core was introduced.

I still haven't seen the list of the zero-point foods, but I'm guessing it's pretty close to the list of Core foods I am accustomed to. One food that I *know* is zero-points is an egg -- but what size egg? Small, medium, large, extra-large, or jumbo? There's a difference in the calorie count of those eggs. While having two jumbo eggs for breakfast once or twice a week might not cause a problem, having them every day will.

A little adjustment to your zero-point foods should make things turnaround pretty quickly. OR, you could just continue using the old program. There's nothing wrong with that.

This is from the dashofherbs.com website:

"PLEASE KEEP THIS IN MIND
Just because some of these food items are zero points, please don’t over-indulge. Please be mindful of your body and know when to stop eating. Just because a chicken breast is zero points, please don’t eat 5 in one sitting. Use the serving sizes in recipes or on the app as a guide.

Don’t over-indulge or overeat just because these are zero points. Listen to your body and stop when you are satisfied, not when you are stuffed (like when you eat a Thanksgiving meal).

As great as the new zero point food list is, remember to track everything and eat a balanced diet. I say to track everything, because this is new to all of us, and until you become comfortable with the changes to the points, it’s best to err on the side of caution. Track it all until you feel more comfortable with these updates."