Weight Watchers

[indygphib]

Bumping for 2012. I signed up recently, and apparently there has been a change in how points are calculated. Many fruits and veggies have zero points!

Hoping to hit my goal weight by mid-June...

[33girl]

I did it for a few months last year. My blood pressure shot up from all the "zero point" mustard and dips I was eating (zero fat but LOTS of salt).

It helped me in terms of getting a handle on portion sizes, but it was way too annoying for me to make it a lifestyle. Getting a job where I'm on my feet all the time probably helped just as much.

[Always AlphaGam]

Originally Posted by indygphib

Bumping for 2012. I signed up recently, and apparently there has been a change in how points are calculated. Many fruits and veggies have zero points!

Hoping to hit my goal weight by mid-June...

I'm curious to know how the Points Plus 2012 works. I did it last year for a few months right after the unveiled the new Points Plus system. Lost 20+ pounds as a result but had to leave WW for health reasons.

Not sure yet if I'll join again as I'm feeling better, but I really wish they'd stop sending me fan mail asking me to come back!

[BraveMaroon]

Originally Posted by Always AlphaGam

I'm curious to know how the Points Plus 2012 works. I did it last year for a few months right after the unveiled the new Points Plus system. Lost 20+ pounds as a result but had to leave WW for health reasons.

Not sure yet if I'll join again as I'm feeling better, but I really wish they'd stop sending me fan mail asking me to come back!

The Points Plus 2012 is only slightly different from Points Plus:

1. The new lowest point count you can have is 26 - but if you were losing with 29, you can stay there Or, you can change it up within that range from day to day. This is probably to compensate for the free fruit.

2. The Simply Filling can be used for a day at a time - you don't have to commit to it for a whole week - but that means you have to be careful when calculating that extra 49 weekly points.

3. You can use all activity points you accrue, rather than stopping at 4 a day. Now, I don't know a lot of people this applies to, but it's worth mentioning.

Other than that, it's the same program. They put out new literature, and it's nice and shiny and has recipes and whatnot.

As I've said before, I love the program, I lost 45 last year. . Due to some health issues both of my own and within my family I basically stalled out from August - December. But I didn't gain any of it back - and that's perfectly OK with me. I'm rededicated this year, and I have to say - it is SO LIVEABLE.

[lake]

Originally Posted by BraveMaroon

The Points Plus 2012 is only slightly different from Points Plus:

1. The new lowest point count you can have is 26 - but if you were losing with 29, you can stay there Or, you can change it up within that range from day to day. This is probably to compensate for the free fruit.

2. The Simply Filling can be used for a day at a time - you don't have to commit to it for a whole week - but that means you have to be careful when calculating that extra 49 weekly points.

3. You can use all activity points you accrue, rather than stopping at 4 a day. Now, I don't know a lot of people this applies to, but it's worth mentioning.

Other than that, it's the same program. They put out new literature, and it's nice and shiny and has recipes and whatnot.

As I've said before, I love the program, I lost 45 last year. . Due to some health issues both of my own and within my family I basically stalled out from August - December. But I didn't gain any of it back - and that's perfectly OK with me. I'm rededicated this year, and I have to say - it is SO LIVEABLE.

This thread is fabulous! Thanks so much for posting the new information about the new plain (Points 2012). I have all the materials I got last year and was worried a lot had changed again. About 10 years ago I lost 30 pounds on the old Points system, but unfortunately gained it all back a few years after that after returning to school and other personal stresses going on at the time. I'd love to lose 40 pounds but I keep falling off the WW wagon...