WW points

I am having a hard time eating all the points each day. I always seem to have a few left at night but don't want to use them that late at night. How long before you go to bed so you eat something? Also the extra points you get for the week is it bad if you don't use them all? It seems like a lot.

At advice is appreciated as I just started.

Re: WW points

The extra 49 pts don't need to used if you don't need them, they are there as a tool to help you when or if you need them.

It is important to get as close as possible to your daily pts target as possible. If your not getting close, look over your tracker and make sure your getting all your good health guidelines in everyday: dairy, protein, grains, fruits and vegetables

Re: WW points

You don't HAVE to eat your 49 weekly points. They are totally optional and there if you need them. A lot of people feel they make the program more liveable, because you can work in treats like wine and dessert, or save them for the inevitable occasion when you want to eat more (restaurant meal, party). I pretty much ate all of my weekly points every week when I was in losing mode, and still managed to lose weight almost every week from January to June.

But while you have discretion with the weeklies, you ARE supposed to eat all of your daily points. It's a target, not a ceiling. I mean, a point or two under here or there probably isn't a big deal, but you really should try to eat them all, every day. Personally, I never had a problem with that, but I had 26 pts a day, which went pretty quick for me.

As far as eating at night - I basically use my points however I want throughout the day, so if I want to eat more at night, I don't have an issue with it. I personally don't feel nighttime eating in and of itself is "bad" or that it affects me.

But if you prefer not to eat a lot at night, I would just try to plan your days in advance a little better so you don't have a huge amount of points left after dinner. Maybe allocate x points for breakfast, x for lunch, x for dinner, and x for snacks in between, and try to pretrack your meals or even days for awhile until you get used to it.

I think if you are trying to hit all of the "good health guidelines," you will use a decent amount of points. The 2 dairy servings, 2 oils, whole grains, etc. add up.

Maybe try to add some higher point, but still healthy, items into your day. Such as use real olive oil instead of fat free salad dressing on salads (and maybe add an extra tsp or two), add in healthy fats like nuts, nut butter, avocado, etc. Maybe up your portions a bit, too. If you are eating 3 oz of chicken with dinner, for example, try eating 4 or 5. or sub in a higher point protein, like salmon, once in awhile. Or have 2 eggs with breakfast instead of 1, or a full cup of Greek yogurt instead of 3/4 cup. You get the idea!

Hope this helps! It takes awhile to get the hang of it in the beginning, and can seem overwhelming, but after a few weeks, it becomes second nature!

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Like others said you don't have to use the 49 points. I used a good portion of them every week. I used them to indulge ie alchohol, snacks/dessert at a BBQ or ice cream so the items I used them for we're usually higher in point values so they went faster.

I have some sort of dessert (4 Pts) every night if not I have a glass of wine. This is usually at 930-10 pm. I don't see anything wrong with eating late at night unless it is a big heavy meal.

Good luck!

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totally agree with the pp's... i don't think eating late at night really affected my weight loss at all. Just make sure you are at least eating all of your DP's. I am glad the weeklies are there though because I find it hard to go to BBQ's and other event's without them!