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How to Calculate Your Point Allowance for WW

The Weight Watchers is a program designed to help a dieter find a balanced way to control calories. Rather than eliminating certain foods from the diet, Weight Watchers instead requires dieters to calculate each of their meals and snacks by point value. Dieters are allowed a certain number of points per day depending upon their starting weight, goal weight and level of exercise. A popular and relatively easy diet to follow, Weight Watchers is utilized by many health-conscious people throughout the country. Weight Watchers uses a proprietary point system and online calculators you must register to use, but approximations are readily available elsewhere on the Web.

Things You'll Need

  • Calculator
  • Scale
  • Wall height chart or tape measure.
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Instructions

  1. Steps to Calculating your Point Balance on Weight Watchers

    • 1

      Start with your base balance, which is measured by your gender. For men, start with 15 points. For women, start with seven.

      This is the number to which you will add points based on your age, weight, goal weight and activity level.

    • 2

      Add points based on your age using the following breakdown:

      If you are 18-20 years old, add five points. If you are 21-35 years old, add four points. If you are 36-50 years old, add three points. If you are 51-65 years old, add two points. And if you are over 65, add one point.

    • 3

      Step on the scale and calculate your weight in kilograms. If your scale does not list kilograms, multiply your weight in pounds by .4536. Add your weight in kilograms and divide by 10. Add this number to your points.

      For instance, if your weight in kilograms is 73, divide by ten to get 7.3. In this case, you would add seven points to your total.

    • 4

      Measure your height in inches. Add one point if you are shorter than 5-foot-2, and add 2 points if you are taller than 5-foot-2.

    • 5

      Factor in your activity level using the following chart:

      Add zero points if you mostly sit during the day. Add one point if you mainly stand and sometimes sit throughout the day. Add four points if you mainly walk and sometimes stand during your day. Finally, add six points if your daily activity is physically exhausting.

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