How do points in weight watchers work?
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 at
5:00 pm
*kel baby- asked:
I have been seeing weight watchers meals and desserts and I was thinking about trying weight watchers meals, on my own. There’s only one problem, I have NO idea how the points work! Any help?
I have been seeing weight watchers meals and desserts and I was thinking about trying weight watchers meals, on my own. There’s only one problem, I have NO idea how the points work! Any help?
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Yea you need to go to a meeting i’m sure there’ll be one near to where you live – even if you only go to one meeting you will recieve all the information you need to get started its not expensive and it is a really good diet.
Basically every person is different and so entitled to varying daily POINTS allowance for instance im allowed 21 points per day it goes of a number of things inc height, weight, age, sex, how active you are etc.
And every food has a POINTS value for instane a chicken breast is 2.5 POINTS most veg is 0.
Anyway you will learn everything you need to start it at the first meeting go along – good luck
If you wanted to start Weight Watchers on your own you could do it. While the Weight Watcher/Smart One brand of food is helpful, you don’t necessarily have to buy them. On the flex plan you can eat anything you like as long as you stay within your daily points allowance. Your daily points allowance is determined by your age, weight,and height. A food’s point value is based on its calories, fat, and dietary fiber.
To find your daily points allowance, give yourself the number of points listed next to the option that fits your situation best:
Your sex:
If you are female- score 2 points
If you are male- score 8
If you are nursing- score 12
Your age:
17 to 26- score 4
27 to 37- score 3
38 to 47- score 2
48 to 58- score 1
Over 58- score 0
Your current weight:
Enter the first 2 digits of your weight in pounds. If you are 175 lbs for example, you would enter “17″.
Your height:
under 5′1″- score 0
5′1″ to 5′10″- score 1
Over 5′10″- score 2
Your activity level on most days of the week, how do you spend your day?:
sitting down- score 0
occassionally sitting, but mostly standing- score 2
walking most of the time- score 4
doing physically hard work most of the time- score 6
Add up all your scored points- that is your daily points target.
As you celebrate your birthday, increase your daily activity, or as you lose weight, you will need to keep retaking this quiz to most accurately figure your points allowance
For a free points calculator visit