Does anyone know how many points you are assigned once you are on maintenance?
The default is 6 but it might be different for you. Some on the WW boards realize they need FAR more than 6 extra per day to maintain. Right now, 1.5 years into maintenance, I'm finally trying to figure it out. The moment I hit lifetime I stopped being as careful as I had been. Since I eat ALL of my points and have since almost the beginning, I *have to be* careful. I weigh everything (a few things I measure). I was super-careful and HAPPY being super-careful because I was also able to eat quite a bit of food! But after that Lifetime milestone, the portions started getting silly.
So now, after losing the bulk of my weight at 29 points plus all weeklies plus all carefully calculated activities, I'm in Week 4 of setting my dailies at 26, still eating all Weekly and Activity points, and then eating what seems right, and seeing what happens. What happened is that in 3 weeks I lost 1.2, which is welcome! I have been in goal range (have changed goal twice, especially after I realized I was an inch taller than I have ever been, thanks to yoga) almost the whole time, but I have gone up since I originally set my goal.
So I lost with 3 weeks of eating all those points plus going into the red by over 40. (-54 this week LOL, so we'll see how that plays out in a week or so) That's not maintaining, that's still losing.
We're all different! I'm very active with 3.5 hours of yoga, a pilates class, some running, weight lifting every week...I have lots of muscle and am looking to get stronger and I don't shy away from big muscles. So I seem to burn more calories than another person of my height and weight.
You'll see what happens for you when you get there and start working to maintain.
Right now I'm having trouble with my WW app. Last week when I was entering my weight into the app, it would not accept it, so I asked my leader to help.
Do you go to a meeting that isn't computerized? If you have a leader, why are you entering it? Glad you worked it out.
You posted around the time that my app started sending me annoying messages. I had entered in a bunch of etools vouchers (each maintenance etools voucher is good for 8 weeks, so that it can cover a situation with your monthly weighin happening on the 1st of one month and the last day of the following month) but I weigh in the first week. So I'm good and covered with free etools for a long time LOL. Anyway, I entered in a bunch of them and the system didn't like it and started sending me "welcome!" type messages. Super annoying. I had to contact the tech support people by email and they fixed it no problem.
I would love to do a
Disney Cruise one day! I don't know how long it will take me to get to my goal (I weigh 305 right now). I'm just looking at a few pounds at a time. I can't wait to get under 300! I've tried to count points on my own, but I need the accountability of the meetings or I won't do it. I can't wait until I can ride the busses at Disney and fit in just one of the seats! I always spill over.
Hugs. A few pounds at a time is the right way to look at it!
You lost 82 pounds! That is awesome!
YES!
How do/would you celebrate?
Well, I don't. Previous times through WW I would celebrate with food. That didn't work for me.
I don't celebrate with *stuff* because doing WW hasn't brought more money into my wallet. If I want something I get it. To wait to get something I want until my body cooperated with the plan is negative for me. So if I want it and can afford it, I get it. We have in-plan treats every week after our meeting, and I don't deprive myself, and if I want things I get them...that seems to sustain me without the need to celebrate.
Plus, I hit goal then lifetime then went to WDW for the 2013 Tower of Terror 10miler, ATE while there, and that started me on what I describe above! In retrospect to see my long term graph (on the cell app, turn the phone horizontal while looking at your weight graph) it's amusing. Did great great great, goal, lifetime, great, TOT, long long long slide into being 10+ above original goal LOL.
I was down 2.2 this week, bringing me back to 82.6 lbs. off. Today we went to Olive Garden for lunch. I was stressed after church (my day with the kids) and hubby said I needed to go out to eat. I thought I was being good, but the sauce I chose, delicious but 10 PPV. I expect I will be up for my Tuesday weigh in.
Ah, well, one week including a wrong dinner choice might cause a gain from bulk or salt, but you won't see any fat gained from this week's choices (takes longer than that to gain or lose fat). So get back on track, get some exercise, keep going!
