Welcome to alt.support.diet.weightwatchers newsgroup, an international forum for discussion and support for members of Weight Watchers or those who are following the Weight Watchers Winning Points program. You do not need to be a member of Weight Watchers to participate in ASDWW, though you will find the discussions easier to follow if you are familiar with the Winning Points and FlexPoints programs. The purpose of this message is to point new readers to sources of additional information. Official ASDWW (alt.support.diet.weightwatchers) Welcome Notice: http://www.geocities.com/welcomenotice/index.html Official ASDWW FAQ: http://www.didian.com/asdww/ ======== MINI FAQ ======== Q: I see lots of acronyms in the subject lines of posts. What do they all mean? R: NSV = Non-Scale Victory, those successes not measured by the scale. People noticing your weight loss, smaller clothing sizes, practicing a new behavior, recognizing a new habit are examples of NSVs. WOE = Way of Eating WOL = Way of Life (Living) Amberle3's Challenges: THTP - Take Heart, Take Part Exercise Challenge: http://www.angelfire.com/me4/travelgirl/thtp.htm RafL - Resolutions are for Losers Weight Loss Challenge: http://www.angelfire.com/me4/travelgirl/rafl.htm S: Where can I find other common newgroup abbrevations? T: here: http://www.wwlissa.com/dwlz100+/100+acronyms.htm and here: http://www.aol.com/netfind/newsgroup/glossary.html U: Where can I find out what my goal weight should be? V: Weight Watcher's weight ranges: http://www.weightwatchers.com/mywwprogram/a9_my_as_weight.asp?dirnum=2 W: Where can I find my points range? X: WW Points Chart: http://www.getting2goal.com/tools/points.php (old US program Winning Points) http://www.lesslisa.com/wwchart.htm (FlexPoints) Y: How do I calculate points? Z: Dustin's PC Points Calculator: http://www.zythra.com/downloads/points.exe Z: Are there any online journals (food tracking sites) other than WW Online? Z: http://www.fitday.com/ http://www.journaltosuccess.com/ http://espressowebdesign.com/ww/ Z: How can I find then nutritional data (e.g. calories, fat, or fiber content) of a certain food? Z: USDA Nutrient Database: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl Z: How can I find points Information for restaurants, recipes, etc.? Z: Dottie's Weight Loss Zone web site includes points for a comprehensive list of restaurant chains. Site updated frequently. http://www.dwlz.com http://www.3fatchicks.com http://www.olen.com/food/ http://www.healthdiscovery.net http://www.cookinglight.com http://groups.msn.com/WeightWatchersRecipesTips/wwmeals1.msnw If you use MasterCook software and want recipes with points, Glenn B has started a Yahoo! group with you in mind: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mastercook4WW/?yguid=39332781 Z: What's the Wendie Plan (Variable Point System)? Z: http://pub70.ezboard.com/flightenup78347frm31 (2 links at the bottom) http://groups.msn.com/POINTingMyWaytoaNewLife/theoriginalwendieplan.msnw Z: What's the CJ Plan: Z: http://home.mindspring.com/~cjplan/ MORE INTERESTING LINKS: A support site for WW members by Wayne Muhlstein, a WW group leader: http://www.waynewatcher.com/ Personal Weight-Loss Web Sites of ASDWW Members: http://members.cox.net/incredibleshrinkingwoman/ (Kelly J.) http://www.marsh.orcon.net.nz/erin/shrink.htm (Erin in NZ) http://www.ozmee.us/ozmee/ozmee.htm (Ozmee) http://www.geocities.com/zysmith/index.html (Chris) http://www.hillary.net/ (Hillary) http://home.covad.net/~arudolph/ww.htm (Anne) http://petalww.tripod.com/ (Petal - we miss you girl!) http://www.angelfire.com/me4/travelgirl/icantwait.htm (Amberle's "I Can't Wait Until..." Compilation) (If anyone else wants added here, please let me know!) Laura's Flex Points Spreadsheet (thanks Laura!!!): http://home.att.net/~extra623/flexjournal2.xls Exercise Videos: http://www.collagevideo.com Weightlifting Site: http://www.stumptuous.com/weights.html Link to interesting article on why your weight fluctuates: http://www.primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/library/weight/scale.htm WW 100+ Success Forum: http://www.1bigred.com/users/aurora/wwforum/main.html Body Frame Size: http://www.am-i-fat.com/body_frame_size.html Body Mass Index: http://www.halls.md/body-mass-index/bmi.htm Go Ask Alice - Fitness Q&A site (thanks Bobby!): http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/Cat3.html NutritionData's Nutrition Facts Calorie Counter (Thanks FRED!): http://www.nutritiondata.com/ Other Helpful Links: http://www.myvirtualmodel.com http://www.caloriecontrol.org/ http://100-weight-loss- tips.com http://www.caloriesperhour.com/ http://www.justmove.org/home.cfm http://soiroom.hyperchat.com/wwpoints/ http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/ http://members.tripod.com/sherrilb/strategies.html Some of my personal favorites: http://www.lesslisa.com/ http://www.aimeesadventures.com/ http://www.freeweightloss.com/article9.html http://www.bonnyshealthyliving.com/ http://calorie- counters.net/ http://www.easygourmet.com/nut_pages/11_index_page.htm http://www.bradkent.com/wrappers/?page=bar-by- co http://www.chrisweightlossdiary.com/ http://www.cookingbynumbers.com/frames.html http://www.debbiescorner.com/ http://www.debbiescorner.com/weightlinks.html http://www.dietfacts.com/fastfood.asp http://diet.sandyland.net/ http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/games/dilberito/game.html http://www.healthdiscovery.net/restaurants/index.html http://health.discovery.com/ http://www.dottisweightlosszone.com/index.html http://www.inch-aweigh.com/water.html http://www.ediets.com/news/article.cfm?article_id=7022 http://chowbaby.com/10_2000/fastfood/fast_food_nutrition.asp http://kenkuhl.com/fastfood/search.shtml http://www.olen.com/food/ http://www.dietpower.com/restaurants.htm http://www.ivillage.com/diet/metabolism http://www.nal.usda.gov:8001/py/pmap.htm http://wwfc.iwarp.com/wwfc.html http://www.quiddity.cc/rachel/diet/wwfoods.htm http://www.getting2goal.com/index.php http://www.skinnycow.com/ http://inch-aweigh.com/calc_protein.htm http://www.leancuisine.com/Index/Index.aspx http://www.mealsforyou.com/ http://www.meltingaway.net/ http://madermouse.homestead.com/mousesmainpage.html http://www.stormpc.com/ww/ http://www.msteechur.com/ http://www.negativecaloriefoods.com/index1.html?hop=sjm32.ncfoods http://food.tamu.edu/Nutrition/ http://www.subway.com/subwayroot/index.aspx http://www.chunktohunk.com/bp.php?page=/pages/index.html http://www.beachcombs.com/losingit/ http://www.io.com/~ocrow/java/pointcalc.html http://www.cooken.com/WeightWatchers.htm http://www.richardsimmons.com/homepage.asp http://www.nutractive.com/servingsizes.htm http://www.shapeonline.com/ http://www.cooking.com/ http://members.aol.com/nickaduck/recipes.htm http://www.thefactsaboutfitness.com/research/diet.htm http://www.weightlossdietzone.com/fastfoodfacts.html http://www.tonibaby.com/ http://www.tops.org/ http://www.hhs.gov/ http://www.angelfire.com/co/mtrevino/points.html http://www.theweighwewere.com/ http://groups.msn.com/WeightWatchersRecipesTips http://www.angelfire.com/journal/wwrecipes/ http://www.sashacondensed.com/WWFamilyForum/ http://members.shaw.ca/srees/Zero%20Point%20Soups.htm WW Circa 1974: http://www.candyboots.com/wwcards.html -- Julie. 93.5/72.3/74 (WW)/72 (Personal) kg 93.5/73./162.8 (WW)/158 (Personal) lb Here's our FAQ: http://www.didian.com/asdww/ and welcome notice: http://www.geocities.com/welcomenotice/index.html
