weight watcher pro points

[tellytubby]

First day of the year and I just just signed up for weight watchers online

Weighed in at a whopping 87.6kg 10 kilo more than 3 months ago!!

Its telling me I'm on 32 points!? Why?!

Every other time I've done WW i've been on around 20 - 22.

Am I suppose to have this many points???

TIA

[Amaunet]

Are you bf? I was on 32 pts when bf full-time

[tellytubby]

I ticked the "not breastfeeding" icon (I am, but only 1 feed a day, so I don't think it really counts)...

I'm so confused!

Thanks CF

[Amaunet]

Maybe checkout their ww forum? There are lots of people who use it who you could compare with?

[tellytubby]

Nice thinking CF Der! haha!
Will check it out, hopefully I'll find my answer...

[Arimeh]

Is it expensive to sign up Telly? Its something that I think I'll have to do when I get this bubba outta me!!

[Amaunet]

Thanks misty I'm very tempted and the price is good at the moment too. I'm only holding off as I'm looking like getting a coeliac diagnosis hos does ww go with gluten free? Any idea? (hope you don't mind me asking)

[misty]

gluten free can be done on the program, it just takes a little more planning and budgeting of ProPoints. I do know quite a few members who do gluten free. They use their calculators religiously and double check the values of all the foods, because gluten free stuff can often contain higher ProPoints values.

The shopping guide even has a gluten free second.

[Amaunet]

Thanks so much Misty!!!

[Ginger]

wow i didn't realise there was an iphone app! going to look for it right now

[Amaunet]

I joined! The iPhone app is awesome

[appletree]

I don't get it? What is different about points than doing something like calorie king and working it out for yourself?

[misty]

Two things. Firstly, It is easy to count 'Points' or 'ProPoints' then it is to count kj's (they are smaller numerals). Secondly, The new ProPoints system doesn't even use kj's - this new system, ProPoints, looks at the composition of the food: it looks at how much Protien, fibre, carbohydates and total fat make up the food; because depending on the food composition our bodies use the food in different ways. Not all calories are created equal - calories (kj's) are simple the 'rate at which food burns', means they set it on fire and time it. Our bodies don't 'burn' food, we digest it, and we do so at different rates depending on what the food is and how it is made up and how our digestive system breaks it down. ie, fibre doesn't breakdown totally but travels through your digestive system, protien takes longer to break down and the energy is released slowly, carbohydrates breakdown much faster, and fats breakdown fastest of all and will then be stores within the body quickest and not sustain you for that long.

[Beach Mama]

I'm loving the new app although the ProPoints is taking me a bit longer to get my head around and I only did WW for 3 mths this time last year but still thought in "points" if that makes sense.
Those of you who do WW - do you split up your points throughout the day - like Breakfast should be 8pts, lunch 10, dinner 10 then snacks or whatever?? I don't but wondering if I should!? Im also trying not to eat too many carbs but finding it hard to cut them out - Im so used to bread, rice and pasta.

[Beach Mama]

Thanks heaps! Super helpful! Michelle I just guess I have on my head that carbs are bad I know they all aren't and we only buy good grainy bread, but I hate brown rice and love pasta. DH is doing a mega no carb plan that he has done before so I figure it won't hurt. Dinner was salmon and steamed vegies and kids had rice too. Getting there slowly but I lost 600g last week so happy with that considering 2 days were still alcohol and BBQ shapes filled