WW ? - Goal & maintenance

[KimRaye]

Can anyone tell me a little about WW maintenance? How many points are there after you reach goal?

[tiggerlover]

Kim, I think that all depends on your weight, the points differ for each weight range. My sister is on maintenance and I know that her maintenance points were a little higher than what she was getting when she was at the final stages of losing. I am sure someone else can answer this better than I can, I know we have a couple of WWers on maintenance.

[KimRaye]

Thanks Debbi. I figured it was based on weight but, I wondered if they had a point chart for maintenance like they do for losing. I'm beginning to think maintenance info is kinda secretive as I've never seen or heard mention of it in my several dealings with WW.

I suppose if I reach my goal (not WW's goal), I could just convert and count calories, right? :rolleyes:

I'm a loooonnnggg way from reaching my goal but, I was just curious.

Thanks!

[tiggerlover]

You are welcome, Kim. I am hoping by bumping this back to the top one of our WW maintainers will see it an be able to comment. If no one replies I will get the skinny from my sister and let you know for sure.

[bunnyfoo]

Hi Kim :wave2: When I started maintenance, I was told to add two extra points for the first week. After your first week, you come back and weigh-in, if you're still losing weight, then you'd add another two points ... if you're gaining weight, then you'd subtract a point. You keep trying this over the maintenance phase (six weeks) until you find the right balance....

When I started maintenance, I was still working on my personal goal... So I haven't tried it out too much but I did keep track of my points during that time and on the weeks that I ate 25-27 points I didn't seem to lose or gain too much.

Don't worry, WW will give you a booklet on maintenance and your leader will talk to you about the whole process :)

HTH :p If there's anything else I can help with... let me know!