How to Do the Weight Watcher Point System

Having an organized way to keep track of what you eat to lose weight is important for success. Weight Watchers offers a simple-to-follow system that involves a point system, support through weekly meetings, online tools and support as well as suggested recipes and exercise routines. Knowing how to use the system is key to losing weight.

Instructions

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  Join Weight Watchers online or in person at a local meeting. Fees are involved in joining that vary with specials. If you need a weekly reminder of your weight goals and others to be accountable, the weekly meetings will work best for you. If you are better working the system on your own, the online plan will work best for you. Doing both is recommended. You are given tools to help you start the point system. These tools, whether online or in written format, give you guidelines as to how many points worth of food you can eat per day.

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  Calculate your current weight and height to find out what the points value you can eat per day is. Each food is given a points value. This can vary depending on your daily exercise routine and as you lose weight. Calculate each meal for the points value of the food and only eat the food within your points allowance. Spread out the points throughout the day including small snacks.

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  Weigh yourself weekly, either at home or at the weekly meetings, to check your progress and stay on track with your weight loss goals. Weight Watchers Leaders, who have lost and kept weight off through the Weight Watchers system, lead the meetings and and give you tips on losing weight. The weigh ins at the weekly meetings are confidential between you and the leader.

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  Increase you daily point allowance by exercising and calculating the activity to add points to the daily food point allowance. Exercising also adds muscle that increases your weight loss.