WW Lesson for the Week

So, I thought after Shayne asked me to tell more about WW, that I could actually tell you MORE about it. Some people would say I'm "giving away" the secrets, but I think the main reason that people pay to go to the meetings isn't for the info, so much as for the support, the motivation, accountability and for the STICKERS!! :o) At least that's why I go anyway... for the stickers.

So, this week's little lesson is going to be how to know how many points you have to eat each day. Here is the formula:

1. If you're female, 2 points. If you're male, 8 points. If you're a nursing mom, 12 points. (I LOVE the nursing mom bit - eating 10 more points a day than usual, and still loosing weight!) weehoo.

2. Your age: if you're 17-26 its 4 points, 27-37 is 3 points, 38-47 is 2 points, 48-58 is 1 point, over 58 is 0 points.

3. What you weigh: Take the first 2 digits of your weight in pounds, and add that to your points. So, for example, if you're 178, its 17 points; if you're 250 its 25 points.

4. Your height: Under 5'1" is 0 points, between 5'1" and 5'10" is 1 point, and over 5'10" is 2 points.

5. Your activity level: If you spend most of your day sitting down, its 0 points. If you are occasionally sitting, but usually standing, 2 points. If you are walking most of the time, its 4 points. If you're doing physically hard work most of the time, its 6 points.

Add them all up and see what you get. Note that if your total is less than 18, you stick with 18 - its the bottom end. If you're above 44, then you stick with 44 - its the top end.

This amount of points will help you to lose weight. If you're just trying to maintain or if you're trying to gain - you would add points until you find the amount that's right for you. Generally to maintain, you'll need 2 to 4 more points than if you were trying to lose.

AND you also get 35 bonus points per week to use as you please - either all in one sitting on one mamba-jamba awesome peice of cheesecake... or spread out over the days for just 5 extra a day. Its up to you. :o)

And that's my WW lesson for this week. Tune in next week for more info.
:o)