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Calculate Weight Watchers Points

To calculate Weight Watchers Points there are certain nutritional information you will need.  The points system is based on assigning each food item a specific point value.  To calculate WW points, you need to know the total calories, fat grams and fiber per serving.  These are the nutritional values used to calculate the points. 

Below the calculation is explained in more detail. If you would rather skip the explanation on how to calculate Weight Watchers points, you can simply go to the free Weight Watchers Points calculator on this site. However, if you are curious about the points calculation, the formula used to calculate WW points is as follows;

p=(c/50) + (f/12) - (min{r,4}/5)

P is points
C is calories
F is fat
R is dietary fiber

Dietary fiber greater than 4 is not used.  Only fiber up to 4 grams is used to calculate Weight Watchers points.  For example, if dietary fiber = 2, then 2 would be used to calculate the points.  However, if dietary fiber = 5, then only 4 dietary fiber would be used in the calculation.

For example, based on the calculation for weight watchers points, every 50 calories would be equal to one point and every 12 grams of fat is equal to one point and for every gram of fiber (up to 4 grams) you deduct 1/5 of a point.  So if a food item had 100 calories, 2 fat grams and 2 fibers, you would use the following formula to calculate weight watchers points.

(100/50) + (2/12) – (2/5)

2 + .17 - .4 = 1.77 points

Points are then rounded to the nearest whole point, so this particular example would be 2 weight watcher points.


Calculate Weight Watchers Points

How Points are Determined

Each person is assigned a certain amount of points they can have in a day depending on their weight.  Additionally you are given 35 flex points that you can use for the week.  These flex points allow you to have an occasion treat that you may not otherwise get if you stuck to just the daily points allowance.

Below are the general guidelines for the points based on weight.

  • Less than 150 pounds: 18 to 23 points
  • 150 to 174lbs: 20 to 25 points
  • 175 to 199lbs: 22 to 27 points
  • 200 to 224lbs: 24 to 29 points
  • 225 to 249lbs: 26 to 31 points
  • 250 to 274lbs: 28 to 33 points
  • 275 to 299lbs: 29 to 34 points
  • 300 to 324lbs: 30 to 35 points
  • 325 to 349lbs: 31 to 36 points
  • over 350lbs: 32 to 37 points



In addition to these daily points, don’t forget to work in your flex points.  In order to lose weight with the Weight Watchers points system you need to stay within your allowable points for the day and the week. Make sure you account for the flex points when you calculate Weight Watchers points.

Why Weight Watchers?

There is much more to Weight Watchers than just their points system.  Weight Watchers is a well known and successful weight loss program.  Established over 40 years ago, Weight Watchers has helped many people in many different countries achieve their weight loss goals.  This is not a diet but rather a way of life, teaching people how to eat healthy and live right.

weight loss chartLong before the points system, Weight Watchers had already helped literally thousands and thousands of people lose weight.  Their secret is not the points system but rather their dedication to teaching people a healthy lifestyle, support and dedication. 


In fact, I lost over 60 pounds with Weight Watchers well before the introduction of the points system - and no this was not back in the cave man days.  Read the complete review of this program here.


In order to calculate weight watchers points, you can use this calorie intake calculator to find the nutritional values you need.





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