Weight Watchers Locations Southern California

Different foods are given a points score and members make use of a points calculator and recipes that are provided by the program.

Participants are also encouraged to attend counseling session in their local area for advice and ideas and to assist with the lifestyle changes which accompany any dieting program. Members can also get online support together with online calculators and menus.

As well, Weight Watchers produce their own line of meals which can be purchased through a number of the bigger grocery chains.

A points score is allocated to various foods according to the portion size, the number of calories, the quantity of fiber and the amount of fat in every serving. Normally, high fat foods will have a high points score and high fiber foods will have a low points score. A dieter's daily allowance then depends on such things as his or her body weight and amount of weight loss he or she wishes to achieve.

Weight Watchers Locations Californa - points 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. So, if the actual dietary figure is lower than 4 then this figure is used, but, if the figure is more than 4 then 4 is used.

Below you can see a few examples of the points scores given to certain foods: