Well I gained 4 lbs in 2 weeks (the birthday celebratory weeks) and then lost almost a pound thanksgiving week (i made a pact with my ww buddy that we would loose SOMETHING over thanksgiving - I was so excited about my own loss, i don't know if she lost anything or not, I know I'm a bad friend)
And THEN comes the new PointsPlus plan. I have been reading everyone's opinions like crazy, and, as I knew it would, the plan is getting extremely mixed reviews. The two biggest complaints I don't understand
1) People are struggling trying to eat all their points. I don't know about everyone else, but my leader emphasized that we absolutely should not eat our points if we are not hungry. It's one of the new things about this plan. Yesterday was the first day I actually ate all mine, and that's because I was having a sweet craving so I had a piece of cake, and probably counted way too much for it because I still don't have my head wrapped around how points are figured out, and it wasn't something that had the NI directly on it somewhere.
2) People are struggling staying within thier points. I learned in the getting started session on monday that 29 is the least amount of points someone can have, and the way it's figured out now, everyone currently on weight watchers went up in points - most people significantly. I went up 7 points myself (i know, i know, pointsplus, but what a mouthful that is, you know everyone is going to call it points anyway). Not only that, but we get a whopping 14 more weekly points. And people who just don't want to use those extra points - come on people, weight watchers didn't give us those to mercilessly taunt us. I also feel like people who are starving after using thier 29 just aren't using them wisely. I mean, 0 point fruit people. I could understand when you could get down to 18 - that was sort of brutal. But somehow I don't think the people who went from 18 to 29 are the ones complaining.
I'll admit, I'm struggling with taking of my old system hat off and putting the new one on. 0 points for a banana? what?! I am totally one of the people that would not reach for a banana ever because I didn't want to spend the 2-3 points. Now they are probably the reason I am staying under my points every day.
So far I love love love this plan - I am feeling refocused, counting everything and pulling out my calulator or complete food companion at the drop of a hat. After doing the WW on and off for years, this was exactly what I needed. Now, I have no idea if I will actually loose on Monday, but I'm feeling relaly good and proud on myself and in control again. This came at the perfect time for me, and I'm sad that there are so many people who can do nothing but complain - when they haven't even tried it. Come on people, give it a shot at least. One of the biggest arguments for WW I've seen out there is trust them. I may be nieve, but I don't think WW is doing this to make morte money - there are probably tons of people who left in a huff over this.
Well, that's my rant and take on the new pointsplus system, 2 thumbs up, at least until I get on the scale!
