This seems like an awful lot of points, I am not sure if it is correct. I am morbidly obese, 317 SW and 5'4. I joined WW online 2 months ago and I am just now getting serious about it. Is 48 points correct? I don't see on their website where I can calculate if this is correct.

Where are you getting the points from? I use WW online and I think I started in the high 30s and I weighed 230. so 48 could be right. In order for you to lose 1 lb you will have to reduce your caloric intake by 500 calories per day. Your weight pf 317 required 2627 calories a day to sustain itself in a sedentary lifestyle. so 2627 48 points is roughly 1440 calories, so you will be reducing your caloric intake by 2627-1440=1187 calories (1187 x 7= 8309/3500=2.4 lbs a week weight loss)
Seems legit.

If you entered all your information in correctly when you signed up, then it should be right. It will drop down as you lose weight.

Yeah, it's about there. I think I started off with around 40 at 252.

I was also apprehensive about the amount of points I was given. I just started WW with the new points and was given 41. The last time I used WW on the old points I think I was in the upper 20's, so this seemed really odd. I just feel like I am forcing myself to eat. I know my eating habits were way off before (usually only eating 1x a day) but now I am constantly eating and I hope that I don't gain.

I started at 311 lbs and I'm 5'5" and that sounds about where I started, too (I can't remember for sure, but it was the mid-to-high 40s)

The number will go down as you lose weight

They figured 47 for me. 328 at 5-8- so probably is on target.

k8325, what formula do you use there? I see you're using the daily caloric needs for her weight... how many calories per point is in there? With my weight and height 5'9", it tells me I need 54 points a day. I'm adjusting mine down, because that seems so high. Going to keep it mid to high 40s for now.

I think the reason the points requirements varies so greatly for different people is because it takes age into consideration. I found a website that has the computer for calculating your points requirements. At 66, mine comes out to 26 points, which is what they gave me. I plugged in my age as 37 and it gave me a lot more points. I guess that's because your metabolism slows down as you age.

http://gnomes22.tripod.com/dailypptarget.html