Weight Watchers

[echokilo]

How can I work out how many points I should work to for WW without going to meetings? Haven't got time!!

[vodkancoke]

It depends on your height and weight. Usually its 29 points a day and 49 extra points over the week. If you dont want to do the classes, why dont you do it online?

[starone]

Personally, I think the support of the people at the meetings is a great plus for weight loss but as vodka says they have got an online thing going. I successfully did a Tesco online diet, but unfortunately, and as usual, lapsed back to normal when I finished it. Live classes are definitely a help. I have tried Weight Watchers and Slimming World in the past and all the diets work, but you have to keep it up. Very difficult.

[echokilo]

Really don't have time for the meetings - down it before and got nothing out of it - quite bring in fact - and am very motivated so find I can do it alone provided I calculate starting points correctly - found a website which does it for you - and then found the exact formula for calculating the points in everything - so away I go!!

[Jules001]

Which Points system is the website calculating the points for, the new Pro points or the original. I have all the literature for the old original points system, if you are following that, let me know your height and weight, I can have a look for you, if you are doing the new system then Vodkancoke has given you the answer you need.

[echokilo]

Its given me the new system - 27 a day plus an extra 35 for the week - so think I am on the right lines - hopefully!

[ruthie]

No, you haven't got it right! The points you have quoted are the old system not pro points. I am a clerk at a WW meeting and have a calculator. I need your age, gender, current weight and height. It can be in either metric or imperial. You have your daily points and there are 49 weekly points.

[echokilo]

37, 5ft 5, 13 stone, female Ruthie - thanks!

[ruthie]

Hi Echokilo. You will be on 29 points a day plus 49 weekly points. Because 29 is the minimum points they won't drop as you lose the weight. Recently I wasn't using the full 29 thinking that was good but failed to lose. When I put all my points in on line and used 29 - sometimes more - I lost a lb this week. So it pays to use all your daily points. Hope this helps. Good luck!! I'll keep a look out in case you need any more help. Ruthie x

[echokilo]

Thanks Ruthie- much appreciated!

[Old_Geezer]

If you can not make the time for the meetings, is there any point in associating with WW at all ? IMO the commitment one felt by being part of the meetings was the main value of WW. Dieting advice you can get anywhere. Ultimately you have to ensure energy output > energy input.