Make Wise Food Choices: Getting Started Strategy.
To help you decide which Food Plan is the best for you, choose ONE answer to each question below:
When losing weight, would you rather judge how much you eat by …….
How full you feel
Counting up how much you're eating
To lose weight, would you rather restrict …….
A The types of foods you eat
B The amount you eat
If you've lost weight before, was hunger a problem for you?
A Yes
B No
Do you tend to gain weight because you ……….
A Snack between meals
B Eat too much at mealtimes
If you've tried the original Weight Watchers POINTS system in the past, did you find …….
A You had too much freedom in your choice of food
B The wide variety of food was ideal for you
How do you best control snacking?
A By not starting to eat
B By eating a little bit and then stopping
What do you think will give you the greatest chance of success?
A Starting to eat healthier foods than you have in the past
B Not giving up too many of your favourite foods
Mostly (a)
NO COUNT
Mostly (b)
Full Choice (points)
YOUR PERSONAL DAILY POINTS ALLOWANCE
Are you:
Female score 3
Male score 9
How old are you:
score 5
score 4
score 3
score 2
Over 65 score 1
How many stones do you weigh?
Ignore the lb, the number of stones is your score for this question. Someone who weights 12st 4lb will score 12 score
How tall are you?
Under 5ft 4ins score 1
5ft 4 ins or above score 2
In your day to day life are you:
Sitting down most of the time score 0
Occasionally sitting, but mainly standing score 2
Walking most of the time score 4
Doing physically hard work most of the time score 6
Do you want to:
Lose weight score 0
Maintain your current weight score 6
NOW ADD UP YOUR SCORE AND THIS IS YOUR DAILY POINTS ALLOWANCE