General information on calculating points
 

*NB - the following is general information for WW members and is intended as a quick reference guide. This is not a substitute for the information, support and guidance that members receive by attending meetings.

It is in your best interest to go to meetings or enroll on-line in order to benefit from everything that WW has to offer and in order to be able to follow the plan correctly.

REMEMBER - always consult a doctor before beginning any weightloss program!

The best way to figure how many points are in the food you are eating is to use your Poinsfinder(slide rule that is provided by WW) or the points calculator available at the WW website in you are an on-line member.

If you don’t have your Pointsfinder with you then you can use a calculator with the following formula:

Points = [Calories/50] – [grams of fiber*/5] + [grams of fat/12]

The grams of fiber are capped at 4 grams per serving. (BTW This formula is publically available on the patent site)

Points Target

This information is not for growing teens or nursing women. Growing teens, females under 16 and males under 19, should add 2 points to the target shown. Nursing women should add 10 points to the target in their current weight range - see your WW leader or WW materials for details.

The first column is your weight right now. The second column is the minimum number of points you should each every single day according to your current weight.

Current Weight Target (daily minimum)
000 – 149 20
150 – 174 22
175 – 199 24
200 – 224 26
225 – 249 28
250 – 274 30
275 – 299 31
300 – 324 32
325 – 349 33
350 – + 34

*Plus you get 35 "Flexpoints" per week which you can choose to use or not.

* Under eating you daily minimum will work against you in that it will think it is in starvation mode and will hoard fat, you may even gain because of it. It is very important to eat your points and follow the program properly.