lissakristinej Member

I find it interesting that so many people struggle with undereating on WW. I had the OPPOSITE problem. I was eating too many calories. I've learned a few tricks here and there- mainly things like maximizing points by seeing how many extra grams I can get in a serving. If I can get an extra 20 grams of a side dish before…

I'm coming out of WW and Points myself and it's been an interesting adjustment. I'm in a bit of an "experimental" phase, but I figured I'd give myself 4 solid weeks of counting calories instead of points and see how I feel at the end (this is combined with the few weeks of loose double tracking that brought me to the…

I'm giving myself a solid 4 weeks to see how I like tracking calories. I figure, I can always go back to counting points in some capacity if I find that it fits better with my lifestyle. After all, at the end of the day, the best plan is the plan that you stick to.

There's a reason WW officially discourages the use of the term "free" foods. But honestly, the problem isn't just with 0 point foods. If I can have an extra 23 grams of something without spending an extra point, I will. If I can have two servings of something and the points go from 2 points for one to 3 points for 2, I'm…

Oh I'm definitely aware that not all vegetables have the same number of calories. I was double tracking WW points and caloreis for a couple of weeks. I even switched WW plans because I realized that my portions for low point proteins were getting out of control. The WW plan I was on will lower the points if something is…

On the "current" WW plans, it's very easy to overeat certain foods- especially fruits, vegetables, and lean proteins. I can have over 200 calories worth of protein powder for one point (and I get 16, 23, or 30 points a day depending on the plan). I was eating good, healthy foods, but my caloric intake was too high. That's…

Yep. I'm working on figuring out what my weekly amounts are going to be. I know the bare minimum is going to be the absolute lowest daily calories I'm going to eat x 7. I know 1,200 is the "standard," but I'll probably go at least with GWx10 or maybe my BMR? I'm not sure. I just want a bottom number. If I have a week where…

Math is NOT my strong point. I probably entered a number wrong somewhere down the line (or it could've been an issue with rounding numbers). The amount of produce (the only 0 point food on the plan I was on) that I ate really didn't vary much on high vs low point days. I'm definitely going to have to come back to this…

I do log them, but if I'm going to be measuring and tracking them I might as well switch to a plan that actually has them count for something- especially since seeing that the arugula on my avocado toast is 9 calories or my peach is 37 isn't exactly going to change anything for me if it's still 0 points. I'm aware of how…

If I was trying to calorie cycle using my non-zero point foods, I would be figuring out about how many calories I get in foods WITH points. That's not what I'm doing at all. I was simply dividing the number of points I get each day on the Wendie Plan and dividing it by the total number of points I get in a week. On a 26…

There are no 0 calorie foods? Do you mean 0 point foods? I mean, I guess I could do that, but that would mean not eating any fruit and eating very few vegetables which seems unhealthy.

I kinda see what you're saying there, though all the numbers are making my head spin a little. Really though, based on using the multpliers I'd be looking at a weekly calorie deficit of 2,214 to 4,014 since I'm allowing for 100 calories on either end of that goal range each day which would have me on track to lose 0.63 to…

But my one "over the top" day IS eating at maintaince. And I don't see myself going out or celebrating anything any time soon. And I'm currently in between jobs so my activity level has changed. I'm not sure if I should even use my Fitbit tdee estimation to figure out my goals. I like the idea of having a more set number…

I really wasn't looking into what my actual deficit would be. I simply threw up my average Fitbit TDEE to show that I would be in a calorie deficit eating at goal weight x 12. I'm definitely NOT trying to create super high deficits for the purposes of accelerating weight loss. I'm well aware, in fact, that having my…

Thank you. I do think that's part of the appeal of using a goal weight x ? formula to determine calories. The closer you are to that goal weight, the closer that goal weight x ? is going to be to maintenance calories (in theory). This means that your deficit ends up shrinking as you get nearer to goal. I'm still trying to…

When I'm on top of things, I do some kind of workout 5-6 days a week PLUS daily walks. Granted, I don't work out intensely- just some Walk at Home videos and/or some light weight lifting (my heaviest dumbbells are 6 lbs; I'm working on getting more). I'm definitely not an endurance athlete or anything like that. I have…

I don't know what my final goal weight is. I know 135 is a reasonable goal weight for my height, but I may find that I feel better at 145 or 125 lbs. 135 is just a good midpoint number within my healthy weight range for my BMI, but I don't know if that's going to be my ultimate goal weight.