Welcome Notice and FAQ - 2nd Feb 2004

Original post

Julieb

Archived post

6 February 2004, 09:35 UTC #1

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:
geocities.comindex.html

Official ASDWW FAQ: didian.comasdww
========
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: angelfire.comthtp.htm

RafL - Resolutions are for Losers Weight Loss Challenge:
angelfire.comrafl.htm

S: Where can I find other common newgroup abbrevations?
T: here: wwlissa.com100+acronyms.htm and here:
aol.comglossary.html

U: Where can I find out what my goal weight should be?
V: Weight Watcher's weight ranges:
weightwatchers.coma9 my as weight.asp

W: Where can I find my points range?
X: WW Points Chart: getting2goal.compoints.php (old US program Winning Points)
lesslisa.comwwchart.htm (FlexPoints)

Y: How do I calculate points?
Z: Dustin's PC Points Calculator: zythra.compoints.exe

Z: Are there any online journals (food tracking sites) other than WW Online?
Z: fitday.comfitday.com journaltosuccess.comjournaltosuccess.com espressowebdesign.comww

Z: How can I find then nutritional data (e.g. calories, fat, or fiber content) of a certain food?
Z: USDA Nutrient Database: nal.usda.govnut 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. dwlz.comdwlz.com 3fatchicks.com3fatchicks.com olen.comfood
healthdiscovery.nethealthdiscovery.net cookinglight.comcookinglight.com
groups.msn.comwwmeals1.msnw If you use MasterCook software and
want recipes with points, Glenn B has started a Yahoo! group with you in mind:
groups.yahoo.comMastercook4WW

Z: What's the Wendie Plan (Variable Point System)?
Z: pub70.ezboard.comflightenup78347frm31 (2 links at the bottom)
groups.msn.comtheoriginalwendieplan.msnw

Z: What's the CJ Plan:
Z: home.mindspring.com~cjplan

MORE INTERESTING LINKS:

A support site for WW members by Wayne Muhlstein, a WW group leader: waynewatcher.comwaynewatcher.com

Personal Weight-Loss Web Sites of ASDWW Members: members.cox.netincredibleshrinkingwoman
(Kelly J.) marsh.orcon.net.nzshrink.htm (Erin in NZ)
ozmee.usozmee.htm (Ozmee) geocities.comindex.html (Chris)
hillary.nethillary.net (Hillary) home.covad.netww.htm (Anne)
petalww.tripod.competalww.tripod.com (Petal - we miss you girl!)
angelfire.comicantwait.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!!!): home.att.netflexjournal2.xls

Exercise Videos: collagevideo.comcollagevideo.com

Weightlifting Site: stumptuous.comweights.html

Link to interesting article on why your weight fluctuates:
primusweb.comscale.htm

WW 100+ Success Forum: 1bigred.commain.html

Body Frame Size: am-i-fat.combody frame size.html

Body Mass Index: halls.mdbmi.htm

Go Ask Alice - Fitness Q&A site (thanks Bobby!): goaskalice.columbia.eduCat3.html

NutritionData's Nutrition Facts Calorie Counter (Thanks FRED!): nutritiondata.comnutritiondata.com

Other Helpful Links: myvirtualmodel.commyvirtualmodel.com caloriecontrol.orgcaloriecontrol.org 100-weight-loss-100-weight-loss-
tips.com caloriesperhour.comcaloriesperhour.com justmove.orghome.cfm
soiroom.hyperchat.comwwpoints pueblo.gsa.govpueblo.gsa.gov
members.tripod.comstrategies.html

Some of my personal favorites:

lesslisa.comlesslisa.com aimeesadventures.comaimeesadventures.com
freeweightloss.comarticle9.html bonnyshealthyliving.combonnyshealthyliving.com calorie-calorie-
counters.net/ easygourmet.com11 index page.htm bradkent.comwrappers
co chrisweightlossdiary.comchrisweightlossdiary.com cookingbynumbers.comframes.html
debbiescorner.comdebbiescorner.com debbiescorner.comweightlinks.html
dietfacts.comfastfood.asp diet.sandyland.netdiet.sandyland.net
dilbert.comgame.html
healthdiscovery.netindex.html health.discovery.comhealth.discovery.com
dottisweightlosszone.comindex.html inch-aweigh.comwater.html
ediets.comarticle.cfm
chowbaby.comfast food nutrition.asp
kenkuhl.comsearch.shtml olen.comfood
dietpower.comrestaurants.htm ivillage.commetabolism
nal.usda.govpmap.htm wwfc.iwarp.comwwfc.html
quiddity.ccwwfoods.htm getting2goal.comindex.php
skinnycow.comskinnycow.com inch-aweigh.comcalc protein.htm
leancuisine.comIndex.aspx mealsforyou.commealsforyou.com meltingaway.netmeltingaway.net
madermouse.homestead.commousesmainpage.html stormpc.comww
msteechur.commsteechur.com negativecaloriefoods.comindex1.html
food.tamu.eduNutrition subway.comindex.aspx
chunktohunk.combp.php beachcombs.comlosingit
io.compointcalc.html cooken.comWeightWatchers.htm
richardsimmons.comhomepage.asp nutractive.comservingsizes.htm
shapeonline.comshapeonline.com cooking.comcooking.com members.aol.comrecipes.htm
thefactsaboutfitness.comdiet.htm
weightlossdietzone.comfastfoodfacts.html tonibaby.comtonibaby.com tops.orgtops.org
hhs.govhhs.gov angelfire.compoints.html theweighwewere.comtheweighwewere.com
groups.msn.comWeightWatchersRecipesTips angelfire.comwwrecipes
sashacondensed.comWWFamilyForum members.shaw.caZero%20Point%20Soups.htm

WW Circa 1974: candyboots.comwwcards.html

--
Julie.
93.5/72.3/74 (WW)/72 (Personal) kg
93.5/73./162.8 (WW)/158 (Personal) lb

Here's our FAQ: didian.comasdww and welcome notice:
geocities.comindex.html

Laura

Archived post

6 February 2004, 09:37 UTC #2

Thanks JulieB for keeping this up.

Can you add something that describes the Flex Plan? It seems that folks are asking about how the
plan works so it might be a nice thing to add to this Welcome/FAQ message.

"JulieB" <[email hidden]> wrote in message -"]news:[email hidden]-
berlin.de...

Quoted message said:
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:
geocities.comindex.html
Official ASDWW FAQ: didian.comasdww
========
MINI FAQ
========
Q: I see lots of acronyms in the subject lines of posts. What do they all mean?
A: 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: angelfire.comthtp.htm
RafL - Resolutions are for Losers Weight Loss Challenge:
angelfire.comrafl.htm
Q: Where can I find other common newgroup abbrevations?
A: here: wwlissa.com100+acronyms.htm and here:
aol.comglossary.html
Q: Where can I find out what my goal weight should be?
A: Weight Watcher's weight ranges:
weightwatchers.coma9 my as weight.asp
Q: Where can I find my points range?
A: WW Points Chart: getting2goal.compoints.php (old US program Winning

Points)

Quoted message said:
lesslisa.comwwchart.htm (FlexPoints)
Q: How do I calculate points?
A: Dustin's PC Points Calculator: zythra.compoints.exe
Q: Are there any online journals (food tracking sites) other than WW

Online?

Quoted message said:
A: fitday.comfitday.com journaltosuccess.comjournaltosuccess.com espressowebdesign.comww
Q: How can I find then nutritional data (e.g. calories, fat, or fiber content) of a certain food?
A: USDA Nutrient Database: nal.usda.govnut search.pl
Q: How can I find points Information for restaurants, recipes, etc.?
A: Dottie's Weight Loss Zone web site includes points for a comprehensive list of restaurant
chains. Site updated frequently. dwlz.comdwlz.com 3fatchicks.com3fatchicks.com
olen.comfood healthdiscovery.nethealthdiscovery.net cookinglight.comcookinglight.com
groups.msn.comwwmeals1.msnw If you use MasterCook software
and want recipes with points, Glenn B has started a Yahoo! group with you in mind:
groups.yahoo.comMastercook4WW
Q: What's the Wendie Plan (Variable Point System)?
A: pub70.ezboard.comflightenup78347frm31 (2 links at the bottom)
groups.msn.comtheoriginalwendieplan.msnw
Q: What's the CJ Plan:
A: home.mindspring.com~cjplan
MORE INTERESTING LINKS:
A support site for WW members by Wayne Muhlstein, a WW group leader: waynewatcher.comwaynewatcher.com
Personal Weight-Loss Web Sites of ASDWW Members: members.cox.netincredibleshrinkingwoman
(Kelly J.) marsh.orcon.net.nzshrink.htm (Erin in NZ)
ozmee.usozmee.htm (Ozmee) geocities.comindex.html (Chris)
hillary.nethillary.net (Hillary) home.covad.netww.htm (Anne)
petalww.tripod.competalww.tripod.com (Petal - we miss you girl!)
angelfire.comicantwait.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!!!): home.att.netflexjournal2.xls
Exercise Videos: collagevideo.comcollagevideo.com
Weightlifting Site: stumptuous.comweights.html
Link to interesting article on why your weight fluctuates:
primusweb.comscale.htm
WW 100+ Success Forum: 1bigred.commain.html
Body Frame Size: am-i-fat.combody frame size.html
Body Mass Index: halls.mdbmi.htm
Go Ask Alice - Fitness Q&A site (thanks Bobby!): goaskalice.columbia.eduCat3.html
NutritionData's Nutrition Facts Calorie Counter (Thanks FRED!): nutritiondata.comnutritiondata.com
Other Helpful Links: myvirtualmodel.commyvirtualmodel.com caloriecontrol.orgcaloriecontrol.org 100-weight-loss-100-weight-loss-
tips.com caloriesperhour.comcaloriesperhour.com justmove.orghome.cfm
soiroom.hyperchat.comwwpoints pueblo.gsa.govpueblo.gsa.gov
members.tripod.comstrategies.html
Some of my personal favorites:
lesslisa.comlesslisa.com aimeesadventures.comaimeesadventures.com
freeweightloss.comarticle9.html bonnyshealthyliving.combonnyshealthyliving.com calorie-calorie-
counters.net/ easygourmet.com11 index page.htm bradkent.comwrappers
co chrisweightlossdiary.comchrisweightlossdiary.com cookingbynumbers.comframes.html
debbiescorner.comdebbiescorner.com debbiescorner.comweightlinks.html
dietfacts.comfastfood.asp diet.sandyland.netdiet.sandyland.net
dilbert.comgame.html
healthdiscovery.netindex.html health.discovery.comhealth.discovery.com
dottisweightlosszone.comindex.html inch-aweigh.comwater.html
ediets.comarticle.cfm
chowbaby.comfast food nutrition.asp
kenkuhl.comsearch.shtml olen.comfood
dietpower.comrestaurants.htm ivillage.commetabolism
nal.usda.govpmap.htm wwfc.iwarp.comwwfc.html
quiddity.ccwwfoods.htm getting2goal.comindex.php
skinnycow.comskinnycow.com inch-aweigh.comcalc protein.htm
leancuisine.comIndex.aspx mealsforyou.commealsforyou.com
meltingaway.netmeltingaway.net madermouse.homestead.commousesmainpage.html
stormpc.comww msteechur.commsteechur.com
negativecaloriefoods.comindex1.html food.tamu.eduNutrition
subway.comindex.aspx
chunktohunk.combp.php beachcombs.comlosingit
io.compointcalc.html cooken.comWeightWatchers.htm
richardsimmons.comhomepage.asp nutractive.comservingsizes.htm
shapeonline.comshapeonline.com cooking.comcooking.com members.aol.comrecipes.htm
thefactsaboutfitness.comdiet.htm
weightlossdietzone.comfastfoodfacts.html tonibaby.comtonibaby.com tops.orgtops.org
hhs.govhhs.gov angelfire.compoints.html
theweighwewere.comtheweighwewere.com groups.msn.comWeightWatchersRecipesTips
angelfire.comwwrecipes sashacondensed.comWWFamilyForum
members.shaw.caZero%20Point%20Soups.htm
WW Circa 1974: candyboots.comwwcards.html
--
Julie.
93.5/72.3/74 (WW)/72 (Personal) kg
205.7/159./162.8 (WW)/158 (Personal) lb
Here's our FAQ: didian.comasdww and welcome notice:
geocities.comindex.html

Kristin

Archived post

6 February 2004, 09:37 UTC #3

Hi Julie...

Because I'm bored and I felt guilty for not checking on the links which are posted in the welcome
notice before I passed the torch to you, I'm going to go thru them and check which are still
working... LOL

Please check these, remove if they are really invalid links...

espressowebdesign.comww ozmee.usozmee.htm (where IS Ozmee???) 🙁
chrisweightlossdiary.comchrisweightlossdiary.com io.compointcalc.html
tonibaby.comtonibaby.com

change this link nal.usda.govpmap.htm to schoolmeals.nal.usda.govschoolmeals.nal.usda.gov

All the rest work. 🙂 So there you go... thanks for being so awesome... 🙂

--

~Kristin O~
272/239.4/172

Julieb

Archived post

6 February 2004, 09:39 UTC #4

There is something about it in the newbie notice, but I haven't added it to the FAQ - it's a great
idea though! I'll do it for next week.

--
Julie.
93.5/72.3/74 (WW)/72 (Personal) kg
93.5/73./162.8 (WW)/158 (Personal) lb

Here's our FAQ: didian.comasdww and welcome notice:
geocities.comindex.html

"Laura" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:KldTb.156448$6y6.3056835@bgtnsc05-
news.ops.worldnet.att.net...

Quoted message said:
Thanks JulieB for keeping this up.
Can you add something that describes the Flex Plan? It seems that folks

are

Quoted message said:
asking about how the plan works so it might be a nice thing to add to this Welcome/FAQ message.
"JulieB" <[email hidden]> wrote in message -"]news:[email hidden]-
berlin.de...
Quoted message said:
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:
geocities.comindex.html
Official ASDWW FAQ: didian.comasdww
========
MINI FAQ
========
Q: I see lots of acronyms in the subject lines of posts. What do they

all

Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
mean?
A: NSV = Non-Scale Victory, those successes not measured by the scale. People noticing your
weight loss, smaller clothing sizes, practicing a

new

Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
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:
angelfire.comthtp.htm
RafL - Resolutions are for Losers Weight Loss Challenge:
angelfire.comrafl.htm
Q: Where can I find other common newgroup abbrevations?
A: here: wwlissa.com100+acronyms.htm and here:
aol.comglossary.html
Q: Where can I find out what my goal weight should be?
A: Weight Watcher's weight ranges:
weightwatchers.coma9 my as weight.asp
Q: Where can I find my points range?
A: WW Points Chart: getting2goal.compoints.php (old US program Winning

Points)
Quoted message said:
lesslisa.comwwchart.htm (FlexPoints)
Q: How do I calculate points?
A: Dustin's PC Points Calculator: zythra.compoints.exe
Q: Are there any online journals (food tracking sites) other than WW

Online?
Quoted message said:
A: fitday.comfitday.com journaltosuccess.comjournaltosuccess.com espressowebdesign.comww
Q: How can I find then nutritional data (e.g. calories, fat, or fiber content) of a certain
food?
A: USDA Nutrient Database: nal.usda.govnut search.pl
Q: How can I find points Information for restaurants, recipes, etc.?
A: Dottie's Weight Loss Zone web site includes points for a

comprehensive

Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
list of restaurant chains. Site updated frequently. dwlz.comdwlz.com
3fatchicks.com3fatchicks.com olen.comfood healthdiscovery.nethealthdiscovery.net
cookinglight.comcookinglight.com groups.msn.comwwmeals1.msnw If you
use MasterCook software and want recipes with points, Glenn B has started a Yahoo! group with
you in mind: groups.yahoo.comMastercook4WW
Q: What's the Wendie Plan (Variable Point System)?
A: pub70.ezboard.comflightenup78347frm31 (2 links at the bottom)
groups.msn.comtheoriginalwendieplan.msnw
Q: What's the CJ Plan:
A: home.mindspring.com~cjplan
MORE INTERESTING LINKS:
A support site for WW members by Wayne Muhlstein, a WW group leader:
waynewatcher.comwaynewatcher.com
Personal Weight-Loss Web Sites of ASDWW Members:
members.cox.netincredibleshrinkingwoman (Kelly J.)
marsh.orcon.net.nzshrink.htm (Erin in NZ) ozmee.usozmee.htm
(Ozmee) geocities.comindex.html (Chris) hillary.nethillary.net (Hillary)
home.covad.netww.htm (Anne) petalww.tripod.competalww.tripod.com (Petal - we miss you
girl!) angelfire.comicantwait.htm (Amberle's "I

Can't

Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Wait Until..." Compilation) (If anyone else wants added here, please let me know!)
Laura's Flex Points Spreadsheet (thanks Laura!!!):
home.att.netflexjournal2.xls
Exercise Videos: collagevideo.comcollagevideo.com
Weightlifting Site: stumptuous.comweights.html
Link to interesting article on why your weight fluctuates:
primusweb.comscale.htm
WW 100+ Success Forum: 1bigred.commain.html
Body Frame Size: am-i-fat.combody frame size.html
Body Mass Index: halls.mdbmi.htm
Go Ask Alice - Fitness Q&A site (thanks Bobby!): goaskalice.columbia.eduCat3.html
NutritionData's Nutrition Facts Calorie Counter (Thanks FRED!): nutritiondata.comnutritiondata.com
Other Helpful Links: myvirtualmodel.commyvirtualmodel.com caloriecontrol.orgcaloriecontrol.org 100-weight-loss-100-weight-loss-
tips.com caloriesperhour.comcaloriesperhour.com justmove.orghome.cfm
soiroom.hyperchat.comwwpoints pueblo.gsa.govpueblo.gsa.gov
members.tripod.comstrategies.html
Some of my personal favorites:
lesslisa.comlesslisa.com aimeesadventures.comaimeesadventures.com
freeweightloss.comarticle9.html bonnyshealthyliving.combonnyshealthyliving.com calorie-calorie-
counters.net/ easygourmet.com11 index page.htm bradkent.comwrappers
co chrisweightlossdiary.comchrisweightlossdiary.com cookingbynumbers.comframes.html
debbiescorner.comdebbiescorner.com debbiescorner.comweightlinks.html
dietfacts.comfastfood.asp diet.sandyland.netdiet.sandyland.net
dilbert.comgame.html
healthdiscovery.netindex.html health.discovery.comhealth.discovery.com
dottisweightlosszone.comindex.html inch-aweigh.comwater.html
ediets.comarticle.cfm
chowbaby.comfast food nutrition.asp
kenkuhl.comsearch.shtml olen.comfood
dietpower.comrestaurants.htm ivillage.commetabolism
nal.usda.govpmap.htm wwfc.iwarp.comwwfc.html
quiddity.ccwwfoods.htm getting2goal.comindex.php
skinnycow.comskinnycow.com inch-aweigh.comcalc protein.htm
leancuisine.comIndex.aspx mealsforyou.commealsforyou.com
meltingaway.netmeltingaway.net madermouse.homestead.commousesmainpage.html
stormpc.comww msteechur.commsteechur.com
negativecaloriefoods.comindex1.html
food.tamu.eduNutrition subway.comindex.aspx
chunktohunk.combp.php beachcombs.comlosingit
io.compointcalc.html cooken.comWeightWatchers.htm
richardsimmons.comhomepage.asp nutractive.comservingsizes.htm
shapeonline.comshapeonline.com cooking.comcooking.com members.aol.comrecipes.htm
thefactsaboutfitness.comdiet.htm
weightlossdietzone.comfastfoodfacts.html tonibaby.comtonibaby.com
tops.orgtops.org hhs.govhhs.gov angelfire.compoints.html
theweighwewere.comtheweighwewere.com groups.msn.comWeightWatchersRecipesTips
angelfire.comwwrecipes sashacondensed.comWWFamilyForum
members.shaw.caZero%20Point%20Soups.htm
WW Circa 1974: candyboots.comwwcards.html
--
Julie.
93.5/72.3/74 (WW)/72 (Personal) kg
205.7/159./162.8 (WW)/158 (Personal) lb
Here's our FAQ: didian.comasdww and welcome notice:
geocities.comindex.html

Julieb

Archived post

6 February 2004, 09:39 UTC #5

Oh, excellent Kristin 🙂 I have been meaning to do that, but ... welll ... haven't gotten around to
it yet! Thanks!

--
Julie.
93.5/72.3/74 (WW)/72 (Personal) kg
93.5/73./162.8 (WW)/158 (Personal) lb

Here's our FAQ: didian.comasdww and welcome notice:
geocities.comindex.html

"Kristin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message -"]news:[email hidden]-
berlin.de...

Quoted message said:
Hi Julie...
Because I'm bored and I felt guilty for not checking on the links which

are

Quoted message said:
posted in the welcome notice before I passed the torch to you, I'm going

to

Quoted message said:
go thru them and check which are still working... LOL
Please check these, remove if they are really invalid links...
espressowebdesign.comww ozmee.usozmee.htm (where IS Ozmee???) 🙁
chrisweightlossdiary.comchrisweightlossdiary.com io.compointcalc.html
tonibaby.comtonibaby.com
change this link nal.usda.govpmap.htm to schoolmeals.nal.usda.govschoolmeals.nal.usda.gov
All the rest work. 🙂 So there you go... thanks for being so awesome...

🙂

Quoted message said:

--
~Kristin O~
272/239.4/172

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