Winning Together -WW and friends of WW 10/21 - 10/28 (Page 2)

Ditto!

I think the guideline of 4 AP's per day is more appropriate to the 'typical' person who joins WW.  In my experience, the level of activity that we participate in as triathletes is different even from some one who is 'working out' on a regular basis.

Having said that, I would say also beware and make sure you don't over count AP - I fell into that trap and gained -

The rule of thumb I use is 1 AP per 100 calories burned - it seems to work pretty well

x1 million.

the 4 ap guideline is for the average mortal.  YMMV, but you have to figure out what works by playing around.  If you only eat 4 of your APs per day, and you're training up storm and not loosing, more likely then not, you're not eating enough.

I agree w/ what another poster said re: not spreading your WPA out like that. 

A lot of WW is staying within the guidelines w/ minor tweaking to best fit your needs.  For example, when I'm full on with all my stuff and I'm doing really well, I rarely eat the WPA, but ALWAYS eat my AP (not always all of them, just dependent on if I'm hungry).  What do I use those APs on?  Stuff that fits within the 8 healthy guidelines.  Maybe I'll have another dairy serving (they say women should have a least 3 anyway), maybe a protein or grain serving.  My favorite after work out snack?  A serving of honey nut cheerios w/ a serving of milk.  Maybe add a bannana in there. 

Maggy, you are so on, especially with respect to how you use APs (and FPs).  I have seen it written that you need to think of food as fuel for your body... if you drive a ferrari, you don't use the discount gasoline... you go to the best gas station, and put in the premium fuel.  It is SO very much the same with fueling the body.

This week I am down 3.8 pounds.  And, to add to the discussion about making sure that you eat enough...  I am on the 11th week of a 12 week program at my local gym that is all about weight loss - revving the metabolism through cardio, resistance, and nutrition.  Based on my previously-measured resting metabolic rate (RMR), I was told that my daily caloric intake should be around 1750 calories.  I talked with the nutritionist, told her I did triathlons and a lot of training, and we tweaked the number to approx. 1800...

Okay, so I was successfully losing weight at this number.  Now, for the past few weeks, I have been totally ravenous.  In fact, two nights ago I had to eat a couple hundred calories at 3 AM because my stomach was almost growling.  This week, my daily caloric intake has averaged 2000... and I lost a "ton" of weight this week.

I let my body tell me when it is ready to eat, rather looking at the clock.  If I am truly hungry, I eat anywhere from 100-500 calories.  If it is near a meal time, I usually have the higher calories.  If it is near "snack" time, I go with the smaller number, unless I am incredibly ravenous... then I bump it up higher. 

I was a bit unsure this week...  dumping in the extra calories, but I trusted my body to tell me what it needed... and it worked.

Hi everyone.  Just had my WI, and I'm up 0.4 lbs. to 191.6.  A little frustrated that I've been at the 191+ level for about a month now, but I stopped cycling and swimming and have only been running this month.  I'm getting a little bored in my workouts right now and even skipped yesterday altogether.  I might get something in today (my planned rest day), but doubtful due to stuff w/kiddos (homecoming weekend and a swim meet for my son). 

I also have to buy a new scale.  Mine broke this morning when I slid it across the tile floor and the sensors on the bottom broke off.  Now I just weigh "EE."  Getting on that scale every morning has become a habit for me, and I'd like to continue.  It keeps me honest. 

Have a great weekend everyone!

Interesting... when I was using the monthly pass, I signed up for CORE as my plan, and it had a little check mark next to all foods that were CORE (didn't list their points, however). Then, everything else non-core was points. 

I found it to be an extremely useful online tracking tool.  I was using it in the June-September 2007 time frame, and I know that WW was busy tweaking the user interface during this time, so my user experience might have been different from yours.

ARGH - ok - I went to my WI this morning - yes, it took me this long to post the results -

i'm up 3.2 - 162.2 :-(

ok, i have no one to blame but myself, I know EXACTLY what I did and didn't do correctly -

I can't even rationalize this one away - started with the trip to SF and well, it kind of started a downward spiral..............

ok - I am BACK OP - no more excuses - why is it that we sabatoge ourselves?

you are taking the best approach to just get right back on track!  trust me, we have ALL been there :-)

BTW

For anyone who is interested - here is official link for the november challenge - I think it will be a fun one!

My BT friend Dee is organizing it.

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=94003&start=31&posts=51

Woo Hoo!

I am also a huge fan of using a food scale. 

I don't use the WW scale, but have a digital that can be switched between grams and ounces (love the grams).  Unless I am traveling, EVERY non-pre-packaged meal I weigh/measure EVERYTHING. 

I do not trust my eyes because it is SOOO easy to over pour/scoop.

I think I may have to invest in one of those things - LOL

hmmm, wonder if I can find my coupon???

Here's the link to next weeks Thread

Winning Together -WW and friends of WW 10/28 - 11/3