How to Calculate Weigh****chers Points

If you are wondering how Weigh****chers comes up with its points, this is how they started. Now they have another "secret" factor which is how likely is a person to overeat the food or under report it. I personally just count 50 calories as a point when I estimate.

1. First, find out the calories in the food serving.
2. Divide the calorie amount by 50. For example, if the consumed amount of calories is 400, divide this by 50 to get 8.
3. Then determine the amount fat consumed.
4. Divide the amount of fat by 12. As an example, if you have consumed 24 grams of fat, divide this by 12 and you will get 2.
5. Then determine the amount of dietary fiber.
6. If the amount is less than 4 grams, you have to divide the amount by 5. As an example, if you have consumed 2 grams of fiber, the point will be 0.40.
7. If the consumed amount is more than 4 grams, you have to use 0.80 points in your calculator.
8. Now you can calculate the amount of ProPoints. Add together the points from the calories and the fat. Using the example above, I would have 8 points from the calories and 2 from the fat, making 10 points.
9. Then subtract the points total from the fiber. If the food had more than 4 grams of fiber, I would deduct 0.80 from my total, making 9.20 points overall.

You had me at Hello :)

Since I am Lifetime, and at Goal, I chose to go Green, since it's what I'm used, and pretty much what I was always doing, anyway...

So glad my Peeps have Super Smarts, so I don't have to !!!!!

I starred Blue on Jan 1. Switched to Purple on 1/19. It assigned me 16 points and I was over every day and stressed about it. So I went to Green this week and like it much better.

I was assigned blue but switched to purple... what have you noticed to be the biggest differences between those 2 colors? Is there one that you think is better for bariatric consumers? I am glad you like Green better. =)

The difference is in how many point free foods you get. I am going to take some time to compare the lists and figure out which is the best for me, but Green is working well and I am not running out of points.

I am also on Green!! So far I have lost 11 pounds in 6 weeks. 19 more to go. I am losing at a snail's pace now, but I know I will get back to my goal weight by August (hopefully much sooner but I need to fit back in my work clothes by August).

I am down 6 with 14 to go. My goal is my swimsuits by June 1

That's an awful lot of math. I suppose I can get my calculator out and do all the gazintas while I'm eating my cake.

LOL - I know that reference!

I use the WW online app and choose something similar if the item I am eating isn't there. For shopping, the barcode scanner works well. For things I make regularly, I create the recipe and save it for reuse in the app. I used to estimate 50 calories per point on the older plans, but with all the free foods I find that it is not as accurate for me.

I am blue and WW is working well for me so I'm not changing. I lost 8 pounds under WW in 7 weeks whi*****luded Christmas, New Years, and DH's death. I should be back to lifetime range next week, and I have 4.6 pounds to get back to my WLS goal.