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Post by jayedee1 on Oct 8, 2018 17:40:06 GMT
Hi, everyone! I haven't been on this board before, but I have rejoined WW on-line. The biggest change I can see is that now chicken, fish and eggs are free as well as fruit. I am doubtful that this will work, as you could fill your day with free foods, and then use all your dailies for other things, thus going over your calorie limit.
For instance, I made Banana Egg pancakes this morning: 1 egg, 1 mashed banana, cooked in 1 tsp olive oil and topped with 1/2 cup blueberries. (It was yummy!) If I calculate the points using the NI information from MFP, it is 10 points, but using the recipe calculator on WW, the only thing that has points is the olive oil, for a point total of 1!
Any thoughts or advice?
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Post by jayedee1 on Oct 8, 2018 17:45:43 GMT
I should add that the pancake only had 241 calories, so it actually is a low-calorie breakfast. So calculating it as 10 points on WW would likely be way too much.
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Post by DebDoesWW on Oct 8, 2018 18:41:41 GMT
Hi jayedee1 and welcome to the boards! You are exactly correct and that is why so many people are having issues with FreeStyle and their weight loss is either slowing or stalling out completely. It is like the old days when everyone added fiber to bring down points but now it is the zero point foods and adding protein. If you want to lose weight then keep on double tracking and on days you eat things like this keeps your points towards the low end of the healthy eating zone. Keep and eye on the calorie count for the day and you should be fine. |
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Post by jayedee1 on Oct 8, 2018 19:44:21 GMT
Thanks, Deb.
If I have to double track, I wonder why I am paying for WW online. I liked WW simply because I didn't have to track fruits and veggies and it worked. If I go back to MFP or Sparkpeople, I have to track everything and it is time consuming.
Maybe I'll continue with it and spot check my total calories once in a while. I'll continue to follow the old good health guidelines and watch my sugar, which doesn't agree with me.
I sure miss getting an "attagirl" when I lose, though.
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Post by DebDoesWW on Oct 8, 2018 21:55:21 GMT
jayedee1 , I usually suggest double tracking at least for a day to get an idea of where your eating style puts you. I hate to break it down simply in categories but, if you can get an idea where your eating style puts you it is pretty easy to work the program. For some, 1200 calories is 30 points, for some (lots of zero point food) 1200 calories can be 10 points (obviously I am just throwing numbers out and giving examples.) Spot checking is a great idea, especially if you don’t eat a lot off the zero point list. People that fall in this category and try and stay at 23 are often way way under on calories, and get dizzy, etc.
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Post by lavonm on Oct 9, 2018 19:19:11 GMT
Hi, everyone! I haven't been on this board before, but I have rejoined WW on-line. The biggest change I can see is that now chicken, fish and eggs are free as well as fruit. I am doubtful that this will work, as you could fill your day with free foods, and then use all your dailies for other things, thus going over your calorie limit. For instance, I made Banana Egg pancakes this morning: 1 egg, 1 mashed banana, cooked in 1 tsp olive oil and topped with 1/2 cup blueberries. (It was yummy!) If I calculate the points using the NI information from MFP, it is 10 points, but using the recipe calculator on WW, the only thing that has points is the olive oil, for a point total of 1! Any thoughts or advice? Welcome to the board. Freestyle wasn't a good fit for me but some people love it. I think you'll just have to try it & see how it goes. I switched to MFP a few weeks ago. I wasn't thrilled about counting fruit/veggies but it ended up being pretty easy. Once I've entered one then it shows up in my list of foods so I just check it & move on. Good luck & be sure to visit us over in the general thread. |
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