08/26/2008 13:31
PROOF! You CAN eat 28 POINTS per DAY and lose at LEAST 1 LB. per week!
PART 1: Hi!
This is a long one, but I think you'll find it's worth it. I did it for me and for all of my friends who are "on the same trip"!
I have not eaten less than 1,450 calories per day (29 points) in 6 months and have averaged about 1.77 per week weight loss so far. As of last Friday, August 22, I have now switched to 1,400 calories per day (28 points).
PLEASE, please, DO NOT listen to ANYONE ("Nutritionists" and Weight Watchers personnel included) who tries to tell you to eat less than 1,300 calories per day! Personally, even less than 1,400 would be very difficult for me, and I don't believe I would be able to stick with it at all! Any nutritionist should tell you that if you cut back too much you'll slow your metabolism down, not to mention you will become irritable, fatigued and less able to concentrate. Your body will be trying to hold on to every calorie it gets, which is counterproductive to our aim. Plus, you'll feel too cranky, tired and listless to exercise. (By the way, I put "Nutritionists" in quotes above because no decent nutritionist nor doctor should ever tell you to eat less than that.) Feel free to show this to your doctor, but he or she might still try to cut you back further-oops. See next post...