weight watchers flex point - Weight Loss Message Board

dragonballwizard · 08-26-2003, 04:18 PM

Can someone tell me more about this new program? I know there is no longer point ranges and you are given 35 flex points so there is no longer need to bank points.

how do you know what points you are given according to your weight?? I have tried to find info on this and can't so far.

thanks for your time
DW

jodimarie75 · 08-26-2003, 08:09 PM

DW,
You are given a target number of points you are supposed to hit each day. It is the middle number between your range. For instance, my range used to be 18-23 but now my target point is 20. So I have to hit 20 pts a day. Activity pts are different too. You can't carry them over to the next day. You are allowed to earn up to 4 pts in activity pts per day. Next, you get 35 flex points per week that resets each week. You can use those 35 points however you want...all in one day or spread them out a little each day. If you go over your target points and you have earned activity pts for that day the ap's are converted into food pts (only up to 4). So, say I ate 28 pts today and my target is 20 and I earned 2 activity points. The 2 ap's would be used for 2 food pts. and then the remaining 6 pts would come from my 35 flex pts. So my new Flex pt. total for the week would be 29. So even though I went over my target pts I'm not 'in the hole'. Do you understand? Did I make it complicated? It's a way of varying your daily pts. The fluctuation is supposed to be good for your metabolism. Some days you'll eat 20 points and maybe on a weekend day you could have like 40 pts. Seriously!! And you still lose weight! I really like this new plan...no more banking..it's very "flexible"!! The journals are now called "Point Trackers" and are balanced like a check book, starting out w/ 20 pts going down to 0. Hope this helps!
jodi

Travel · 08-27-2003, 11:01 AM

Thank you, JodiMarie. You gave some real good info. I am on the WW diet just using materials I got from the a few years back and not attending meetings. Since I saw you message I think I will start the meetings again but not until I get back from a trip in late September, since I don't want to pay for meetings I miss while I am gone.

One question, if you don't mind...about the activity points. Could you give me just an example of what you would need to do to get a couple of APs, such as 20 minutes on the treadmill or something. I would so appreciate it.

I simply cannot stay on any diet except the WW one since it allows you to eat anything from any food group as long as you count the points. My weight loss is only about a pound a week, but I can more or less count on it.

Thanks again.

Elizabeth Marie

andreaphilip3 · 08-27-2003, 05:40 PM

hey!

whos converting me to into food?

LOL.

snoopy63 · 08-27-2003, 06:20 PM

LOL! AP! I think you were actually being converted into an activity or a reward!!