confused about weight watchers activity points??

Question

I joined weight watchers last january and at 5'1 i tipped the scales at 11st 3 .i lost 29lb and got to my goal weight of 9st 2.5 then i went on my hols and pigged out.I decided to go back and get weighed and i was shocked to see i was 9st 10.On last weeks weigh in I lost 2lb so i decided to push myself further and went running 4 times last week then shock horror i got weighed again this monday and id only lost half a pound.after all that hard work aswel im totally gutted.I may have gone wrong by eating my activity points id earned.does anyone know if its best to spend or save and what is the weekly maximum u can use for the best results in weight loss

Answer 1

You can only eat 12 bonus activity points per week. If you've earned more than that and eaten them, that would explain the lack of weight loss. Alternatively, are you used to doing so much excercise? It could be that you have built your muscles us with the running... muscle weighs more than fat, although lean muscle helps to burn excess fat, so it is a good thing, but just doesnt show on the scales. Another idea, did you increase your water intake for compensate for the increase in activity? More excercise needs more water, if you didnt drink extra water, your body could be storing excess water in case it needs it, as you may have dehydrated yourself while running....

You've done well to lose as much as you have, so take heart, it wont take you long to get back to what you were, just dont panic. Anyway, you LOST weight, not gained, so at least its going in the right direction.

Best of luck XX

Answer 2

I never ate activity points!! I reckon you will have a good loss next week though - it sometimes takes a few days to show on the scales!! Are you measuring yourself too? Thats often helpful in noting loss! Could you be close to your time of the month? That makes a difference for women too!

Good luck - you KNOW you can do it!