Old Weight Watchers Plan Exchanges

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International Weight Watchers has been about for many years now and has proved to be a hugely successful diet program that concentrates on a balance of low fat nutrition, exercise and guidance.

Food is assigned a points value and members use a points calculator and hundreds of great recipes provided by the program.

Participants are also encouraged to attend counseling session in their home area to get both advice and ideas and to assist with the lifestyle changes that go along with not just this but any diet plan. Members also have access to online support as well as online menus and calculators.

As well, Weight Watchers have their own range of meals that can be purchased through a lot of the larger grocery chains.

A points value is allotted to foods based upon the size of the portion, the calories that portion contains, the quantity of fiber and the amount of fat contained in every serving. Normally, foods which are high in fat have a high points value and high fiber foods have a low points value. A dieter's daily allowance then depends on such things as body weight and amount of weight loss he or she wishes to achieve.

The points formula is as follows:

weight watchers formula

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

(Please note: in the term (min{r, 4}) no more than 4 grams of fiber are used in the calculation. For example, if the actual figure is under 4 this figure is used, but, if the figure is greater than 4 then 4 is used.

Here are some examples of the points scores assigned to certain foods:

Food	Calories	Fat (g)	Carbohydrates	Fiber	Points
Cheeseburger	330	14	35	2	7
Low-fat grilled chicken pasta	873	8.9	134.3	10.3	17
Quarter Pounder with cheese	430	30	38	2	13
Low-fat brownie sundae	326	3.2	72	4.6	6

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