Formula For Figuring Weight Watchers Points

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International Weight Watchers has been with us for a long time now and has proved to be a very successful diet program which centers on balancing exercise, low fat nutrition and guidance.

Food is given a points score and members then use a points calculator and hundreds of easy to follow recipes provided by the program.

Participants are also encouraged to attend counseling session in their local area for ideas and advice and to help with the lifestyle changes which go along with not just this but any dieting program. There is also online support together with online menus and calculators.

To further assist members, Weight Watchers make their own range of meals which may be purchased through a lot of the larger grocery chains.

A points score is allotted to various foods based upon the size of the portion, the number of calories, the amount of fiber and the quantity of fat contained in every serving. Normally, foods which are high in fat will have a high points score and foods which are high in fiber will have a low points score. The daily allowance for dieters is then dependent on such things as body weight and how much weight he or she wants to lose.

The points formula is:

weight watchers formula

Where: p = Points | c = Calories | f = Fat Grams | r = Dietary fiber Grams

(Note: when considering the term (min{r, 4}) no more than 4 grams of fiber are used in the calculation. Accordingly, if the actual dietary figure is less than 4 then this figure is used, however, if the figure is over 4 then 4 is used.

Below you will find some examples of the points scores assigned to particular foods:

Food	Calories	Fat (g)	Carbohydrates	Fiber	Points
Big Mac	590	34	47	3	14
Medium Fries	450	22	57	5	10
Low-fat brownie sundae	326	3.2	72	4.6	6
Low-fat grilled chicken pasta	873	8.9	134.3	10.3	17
Low-fat Asian chicken salad	714	9	121	9.6	14

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