Want to do weight watchers alone

hatethisfeeling

Where would I go about finding the points value for everything?
And how much exercise is reccommended to do?thanks

Melia

How about going to one or two meetings, to get started? Just till you get the hang of things. The points and everything will be explained to you and you can get a calculator, and ask any questions you might have.

Then if you like you can carry on at home, or keep going if you find the support helps.

If that's not an option, I'm sure you'll get plenty of advice here. There's an online points calculator here.

The exercise would depend on how active you are at the minute. You don't want to go from 0 to 90 straight off, you'd do more harm than good and you'd be less likely to keep it up.

Jwacqui

WW do an online version, think it's only in the UK though.

So, you could do it online then. As far as I know you get all the books posted to you and then you log your weight each week online and also you can put your food in daily.

Max Power1

there is a WW at home programme where they send you out all the stuff.

Fair play if you can do it without going to the meetings! I tried, and gained half a stone in 2 months. You can cheat yourself easier than the scales in the meetings i think

If you have good internet access. I use www.sparkpeople.com.
It is a free diet and fitness program. It isn't based on points, but it does count calories. It has community support through social networks and forums. It also has articles on current health studies, motivation, nutrition, fitness, health, a recipes website and lots more.

Give it a look.

rebelchick2

Hiya,

Just wondering if there is any Irish website that gives good online advice for losing weight etc?
Thanks

rubadub

Moonbaby wrote: »

It isn't based on points, but it does count calories.

I much prefer counting calories, they are listed on most packets and no need for calculations. WW try and simplify things with the points, but many seem to have difficulty calculating them.

doctorwhogirl

You need to get your hands on the WW calculator. (Literally a calculator) Best thing I ever got. Ten euro from the meeting and you just enter in calories and sat fat and you have your accurate answer.
I keep mine in my handbag so if I eat anything while I'm away I know what I've consumed.

tscul32

if you've a head for numbers then points = cals/70 + satfat/4

hatethisfeeling

if your just gonna count cals, how do you know how much is in things you make at home or get in a resturant eg a stew?How would I go about figuring out the calories in food that doesnt come prepackaged?

Max Power1

tscul32 wrote: »

if you've a head for numbers then points = cals/70 + satfat/4

where did u hear that? Or just worked it out....

hatethisfeeling

hatethisfeeling wrote: »

if your just gonna count cals, how do you know how much is in things you make at home or get in a resturant eg a stew?How would I go about figuring out the calories in food that doesnt come prepackaged?

You need to know cals and saturated fat to work out ww points.
You weigh what you have, and you either take the nutrition from the pack. Or look it up in the WW book. With sparkpeople and other online food trackers. They have a database with nutritional information already incorporated. You only have to enter a product once, if it isnt already there.

Weighing what you are eating, thereby educating yourself on proper portion sizes. Is one of the the most effective weight loss tools. It might sound like work, but honestly it makes such a difference.

hyperbaby

i used to go and have all the info from then
i do it on my own cos im too mean to pay a tenner a week.
i recommend going a week or two and get the info pack.

tscul32

Max Power1 wrote: »

where did u hear that? Or just worked it out....

I heard it somewhere then tried a few samples with the calculator card thing and they seemed to back it up and then the nerd in me plotted a graph and came back to the same equation.
Haven't used the card in years and it's very handy to be able to work it out immediately when you're doing the shopping. It's also more accurate than the rounding up/rounding down lark. Had a leader once who used to tell us that we could have (making up example here) 27g of porridge for 3pts but if we had 28g it was 3.5pts, so make sure to stop when the scales gets to 27 so you could save 3.5pts for a treat at the weekend

rubadub

The forumla is show on wikipedia, how they came up with it is a true mystery!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight_Watchers

Where p is the number of points, e is the energy value (in either kilojoules (kJ) or Calories (kcal)), and f is the amount of saturated fat in grams. The constants k1 and k2 are described as follows: k1 is chosen so that the points target will be in the low tens. If the energy value is given in Calories, then k2 will be within the range of k1⁄35 and k1⁄10, ideally k1⁄17.5. If the energy value is given in kilojoules, then the value of k2 will be between k1⁄146.7 and k1⁄41.8, ideally being k1⁄72.8.

A practical implementation of this formula for a kilojoule-based calculation appears to be as follows:


or the following for a Calorie-based calculation:


The resultant value p is then rounded to the nearest half.

It's also more accurate than the rounding up/rounding down lark

Or as I said earlier on, just add on a zero and move the decimal at the end.

Shinners13

HATETHISFEELING i have a spare ww starter pack that will give you the basics if you want it PM me and let me know your address and i will post it to you!! xx

dublingal80

id definitely recommend going to a few meetings. it really help you keep focused knowing you have to get weighed in once a week and then hearing from the leader more about WW and you will also get your starter pack which is a huge help!

go for id say 3 weeks and you should be in the right frame of mind to continue at home

boscoroxx

Moonbaby wrote: »

If you have good internet access. I use www.sparkpeople.com.
It is a free diet and fitness program. It isn't based on points, but it does count calories. It has community support through social networks and forums. It also has articles on current health studies, motivation, nutrition, fitness, health, a recipes website and lots more.

Give it a look.

I'd second this, I've tried WW and Easislim and couldn't stick to them. I find this easy to follow and I find myself conscious of what I eat and exercise as you've to fill it all in. If you really want to do this, and you're honest with yourself, sparkpeople is the way to go.

Great community, great network & support.

tullie

Hi Folks, Does weight watchers work? I'm diabetic and need to loose weight urgently. I generally have a good diet its the exercise that I fall down on. TBH the idea of going to a meeting fills me with dread. so any advice from you guys would be great. thanks.

Shinners13

Hi Tullie my dad is following what im eating on WW and he is type 2 diabetic.
Meals wise what i eat suits his diabetes fine though treat wise maybe not lol!!
The main thing behind ww is eating healthy fresh food and watching the portion sizes.
The meetings seem like a very daunting thing to go to but when you go you see so many people who are both bigger than you and smaller than you and no-one judges anyone. And for the most part the people who are smaller than you were once alot heavier and have lost their weight so its a great way to motivate yourself when you see the results others have had!
WW definitely does work if you follow what they tell you i lost 5 stone before and then i stopped doing weight watchers and put it all back on so it just goes to show how easily we can slip into our old ways again.
Also i wasnt ever really hungry losing that 5 stone which makes it so much easier you know.
Anyways best of look and definitely dont dread the meetings they are brilliant!!
xx