Shanna
I did WW for a long time and did it at home. (lost 20 lbs) I didn't have time to go to the meetings.
I will give you all the "pointers" that I learned (and can remember).
You can go to your local WW and buy the books....definately get the calculator it is a must. Mark everything in your cabinets with point values.
WRITE everything you eat down!! (prior to eating it...you may laugh but I have had friends that would eat then write it down and couldn't figure out why they were always over there points and not losing weight). Another thing you can get at WW is the bars...I would have one for breakfast (banana and oats i think it was). However, they are expensive and you can eat other things cheaper for the same points. Like fruit.
I didn't do the flex points. To me that was a free ticket to cheat.
Let me give you a couple of websites:
www.aimeesadventures.com I could not have done WW without it. She knows how to eat a lot on very few points...and my kids liked it too. I know this website will help you BUNCHES!!!
www.dietfacts.com/fastfood.asp This website lists alot of restaurant menus with point values
www.***************.net/restaurants/index.html Another restaurant guide.
www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/ This one is when you just can't find the food you are looking for
Hope this helps some