Or "Why you should eat all of your ProPoints)
(Plagiarised from a post in the 5+ Stone to Lose Messageboard, by "hyperhaggis")
Your body needs a certain amount of fuel just to keep you alive on a daily basis. The larger you are, the more it needs to keep it running, hence the high number of points you have been given. As you lose, the points will drop pretty quickly.
The weeklies are part of your allowance and not extra. They have merely been presaved for you so you dont have to cut back on your daily points to enjoy meals out treats etc.
The end result when you add all your points up, assuming that one point equals approx 40 calories, is a calorie deficit for your body, having used them all!!
Eat them. It will make sure you get off on an even keel, give you steady, healthy weight loss, and allow you to live and enjoy life whilst still losing weight.
If you find it hard to eat them all, then think again. Try using higher pointed helathier foods such as oily fish, full fat yogs and cheese, and whole milk. even a handful of nuts etc can start to use them up. Remember to include yummy treat things too. Dont be depriving yourself of anything you fancy, especially if the points are there for it. You are far more likely to continue to stay on the wagon by using them all than cutting back or not using them at this stage of the game. They will also help you out when you lose a lot of your weight. If you hit a plateau etc theres room for maneouvre if youve used them all from the outset.
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