Weight Watchers Ireland

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Weight Watchers has been about for many years now and is a hugely successful commercial diet program which focuses on balancing low fat nutrition, exercise and guidance.

Food items are assigned a points value and members then make use of a points calculator and hundreds of great recipes which are provided by the program.

Members also attend counseling session in their local area for both advice and ideas and to help with the changes in lifestyle which accompany any diet program. Members also have access to online support as well as online points calculators and menus.

Additionally, Weight Watchers have their own line of meals which you can purchase at a number of the bigger grocery chains.

A points value is allocated to foods according to the size of the portion, the number of calories, the amount of fiber and the amount of fat contained in each serving. Usually, foods which are high in fat will have a high points value and high fiber foods will have a low points value. The daily allowance for dieters is then dependent upon such things as his or her body weight and the desired weight loss.

The formula used to calculate a points score is as follows:

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. For example, if the actual figure is under 4 this figure is used, however, where the figure is greater than 4 then 4 is used.

Here are a few examples of the points values given to certain foods:

Food	Calories	Fat (g)	Carbohydrates	Fiber	Points
Big Mac	590	34	47	3	14
Low-fat brownie sundae	326	3.2	72	4.6	6
Quarter Pounder with cheese	430	30	38	2	13

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