Weight Watchers point system?!
Question: How does it work? What is it like?
I'm a teenager who needs to lose weight but I don't want to join Weight Watchers. I've heard of this losing weight system and can anyone tell me about it w/o me having to join it?
Answers: How does it work? What is it like?
I'm a teenager who needs to lose weight but I don't want to join Weight Watchers. I've heard of this losing weight system and can anyone tell me about it w/o me having to join it?
answere these questions and add up the points
1. are you
female.........2
male..........8
a nursing mom..................12
...............put points here
2. how old are you
17-26..............4(u said u were a teen so i dont need to tell u the others)
............total points so far from question 1 and 2
3. what do you weigh?
enter the first 2 digits of your weight in pounds those are your points
........total points for questions 1 2 and 3
4. how tall are you
under 5'1.............0
5'1 to 5'10....................1
over 5'1.....................2
.............total points for 1 2 3 and 4
5. on most days of the week how do you spend your day?
sitting down..........0
occasionaly sitting but mainly standing.............2
walking most of the time................4
doing physically hard work most of the time?...............6
add up all of the points you have if you are under 17 add a point or two if it adds up to less than 18 points your points are 18.
now that is just finding out how many points your alowed to get the next step is you have to have one of the point counters it takes the calories in the food the amount of fiber and fat and shows you how many points that food item is.
if you cant get one of the point finders the each point is on the average 50 calories. take your amount of points and times it by 50 and thats how many calories you should eat a day.
hope that helps :D
look on their website
Have you looked into Richard Simmon's point system? After you eat something you mark it on your chart, then you can see what you've eaten and what you need to eat. I've heard it works.
Basically, Weight Watchers assigns a certain number of points to various foods based on the food's calories, fat content, and fiber content. It's basically a way to track calories, fat, and fiber.
You get a certain number of points per day and you can eat anything as long as you don't go over your points values. You find that you get more food for your points if you choose foods that are low in fat and calories, but if you choose to eat a high calorie food, you can as long as you don't go over your daily points allotment.
If you want to get the same effect without having to pay for a program, you'll just need to count your calories.
1. You'll need to figure out how many calories you can eat per day to lose weight. (Prevention.com has a calorie calculator -- see the link below)
2. Once you find out how many calories you need a day, then you'll need to figure out a way to track that. A small notebook that you can carry in your back pocket works well and you'll need a calorie guide -- something that tells you how many calories various foods contain.
3. After that, it's just math. Don't eat more calories that you can afford.
Good luck.
I am actually doing Weight Watchers now. I have been doing it for 2 weeks and lost about 5 or 6 pounds. Depending on your weight, you can have so many points. Then you have to make sure you have the nutritional information from the food you eat, even the food that is cooked. Then you find the points and keep a track of how many points you eat. Also you get 35 extra points for the whole week. Points are determined by how many calories, dietary fibers, and fat grams are in a serving.
Here are a few food items and their points:
Most 100 calorie snacks = 2 pts.
un-sweet tea = 0 pts
tea with Splenda sweetener = 0 pts
diet sodas = 0 pts
one piece of normal Kraft cheese = 2 pts
bread (1 slice) = 2 pts
90 calorie Special K bars = 2 pts
Weight Watchers also has frozen meals that you can buy at Walmart. They have the points listed on the front of the box. Good Luck!