Okay, how in the world am I suppose to eat 29 points. It is way too much. I have only used 8 points today and in the three days since starting have not even wanted to use the bonus points. I am not complaining, I am doing well but I just wonder how I am suppose to eat them all. Do I just ignore that the 29 points since I am not going over? Am I using less points because everything I make is homeade?

Any suggestions would be great!

Traci

I have to eat 38 points. And I HAVE to cuz I am breastfeeding and if I don't then I lose my milk production. Sometimes I have problems with it and sometimes I don't.

Maybe if you just eat one crappy thing a day. And yeah, homemade stuff has less fat and such right? I'm not sure about that.

I hope you can figure it out.

Originally Posted by 11945

Okay, how in the world am I suppose to eat 29 points. It is way too much. I have only used 8 points today and in the three days since starting have not even wanted to use the bonus points. I am not complaining, I am doing well but I just wonder how I am suppose to eat them all. Do I just ignore that the 29 points since I am not going over? Am I using less points because everything I make is homeade?

Any suggestions would be great!

Traci

Hey!

I have NEVER done WW but my mum has and she often talked about saving points, so she could go out to dinner once a week. Have you got a leader you ask about this problem?

At least you don't need to eat 39 points a day. Most days I cant do that. My leader said you could do 20 points for a week then eat your normal points the next week. I was told to eat yogurt or milk that wasn't no fat to help make up the points (most day's I'm at 30 or 31)

Why don't you do the core plan and then use your bonus points though out the week? By the points you're eating that might be the better idea since it looks like you are eating almost all salads. Just remember to get that milk and meat/meatless things in you too. Never forget that multi vit too.

Try not to be over 10 points that you need for the day, it could bite your booty in the end. I did that my first round with WW (it was the old system and I had to eat 32 points and I ate about 20 and did about 16 points of exercise a day) and when I had my wisdom teeth out cause I had lost so much weight, it almost killed me. The faster you take it off the harder it is on your body and heart.

AG

I have the same problem, I have to use 36 points a day.. Sometimes I have no problem and other days it is like okay what do I eat now... I try to make it within 5 points on my allowance for the day everyday.....

Are you eating a lot of fat free stuff? Try using regular mayo etc and see what that does for you....could help?

I get 31 a day and have NO problem coming pretty close...some days I have 3 left, sometimes I dip into my WPA's...

so, i'm confused, i've never done WW... but... are you guys saying, that you aren't hungry or anything, but you're told to eat more, and *that's* your problem??

i mean.. i guess to me, it doesn't seem like a problem. isn't that like, a cardinal rule... don't eat if you aren't hungry? i mean, unless you are one of those people who get severely depressed and don't eat for days or something. but .. i don't know. this thread confused me. lol.

You are only eating 8 points a day? A co-worker and my mother have both been on WW and both have eaten about 20-24 points a day, which is barely 1200 calories. If you go below 1200 calories, your body is in starvation mode. Starvation mode equals your body hanging onto every single calorie you consume because it isn't getting enough food. I believe how WW works is you HAVE to eat the points alloted to you, otherwise their plan simply won't work for you.

I've been doing WW for about a month now and I get 22 points a day. But there are so many days where I don't even come close to eating 22 points a day. So whenever I know that I'm going to be running around and not have alot of time to eat, I pack some munchies for a few extra points so that I get more food in my body for that day. Also, I'm obsessed with the Everlasting Gobstopper candies. So I found out that there was only 1 point per serving (9 pieces), I put 1 serving of them in little ziplock baggies and I keep them in my car so I can add 1 or 2 points a day if I need to. Also, the 100 calorie pack snacks are 2 points per bag and that helps to add a few points if you want something to munch on.

You have to watch on those 100 calorie snacks....they are not all 2 points. Yes 100 calories is 2 points, but add in higher fat like on some of the cookies or the Mrs. Freshley's cakes and you've got 3 or 4 points per treat...NOT 2 points.

As for not being able to eat all your points, simply put...if you want this to work for you you have to try and find a way to get them in. As another poster put, try eating regular versions of foods...use butter instead of margarine, regular milk instead of skim, etc.