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How to Calculate Weight Watchers Points

Ever wondered how to calculate how many points you get each day for counting points with Weight Watchers? There method takes in consider your sex (not the amount of), your start weight, height, age and activity level.

You need to establish a baseline for Weight Watchers points, which depends on your sex and, if female – whether or not you are nursing. Female = 2 points to start. and male = 8 points. (If you are nursing, start with 12 points.) Example: I am a woman so I start with 2 points.

Next, is based on age. If you are between 17 – 26 = 4, 27 – 37 = 3 points, 38 – 47 = 2, 48 – 57 = 1 and over 58 add 0 points. Example: I am 43 years old so I will add 2 points to my base for a total of 4 points.

how to calculate weight watchers points 300x298 How to Calculate Weight Watchers Points Allowed for the Day Oh and the fun begins —- you have to weigh yourself for this one. Take the first 2 numbers of your weight. (You would add 16 if you weighed 167 pounds.) You also need to adjust for your height. If you are under 5′ you will add 0, between 5’0″ and 5’9″ you will add 1, and over 5’10″ add 2. Example: I weigh 167 pounds and I am 5’8″ so I will be adding 16 for my weight and 1 for my height. My total is now up to 21 points for the day.

And now the kicker – the reality of how much active we actually are throughout the day — YIKES! If you are not active throughout the day then add 0 to your total. If you are occasionally sitting but mostly standing add 2 points. If you are walking most of the time throughout the day, add 4 points. And, if you do physically difficult work, add 6 points. Example: I am a blogger most of my time and sit at desk so I don’t get any points for my activity level.

So, I only get 21 Weight Watchers points each day for all my meals and snacks.

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