Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Do you typically eat your activity points (AP) or try not to?

I do try to NOT eat my activity points, but if some evenings, when I have stuck to my base points and want a dessert, then I may use 1 or 2 points of my Activity Points for that…

Or sometimes if I had an intense workout with lots of weights and cardio, then I may eat some (but rarely all) of them if I’m still hungry after dinner or if I feel deprived or woozy. I really believe your body will tell you when it needs more nutrients. Another thing to keep in mind, depending on how many daily points you get, you may not feel like it’s enough for how active you are in day-to-day activities, so some people have to eat their activity points to keep their metabolism going. But even then, I would still try to make better choices like incorporating a glass of milk or some veggies/fruits I didn’t get enough of earlier in the day…

Believe me though, there are also those nights when I go out to dinner or I had a heavy lunch or I'm just starving, and I have to eat every one of my activity points! That’s what they are there for anyways!

1 comment:

Erin B said...

I haven't found a happy medium with the activity points...it seems that I either eat them all, or don't even use my regular points on days I have strong work outs. Doesn't really make sense.