How to Use Weight Watchers Flex Points

Dieting is often hard and undoubtedly takes willpower to stick to even the best weight loss diets to be successful. If you've chosen the Weight Watchers points program, you've taken a step in the right direction to lose weight. Read on and learn how you can use your Weight Watchers flex points to make the most of your weight loss program and enjoy your Weight Watchers experience.

Instructions

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  Understand the basics of the Weight Watchers flex plan which utilizes Weight Watchers points. The premise with this plan is that you can eat and drink whatever you would like each day given that you stay within your personal daily points target. In addition to your personal daily points target each day, you are given a total of 35 additional flex points each week that you may use whenever you desire. You can also add to your personal daily points target each day by earning Weight Watchers activity points. See the "Resources" section for more information about calculating and using activity points.

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  Start each day with your personal daily points target as your Weight Watchers points balance for the day. As you consume food or drinks, calculate the associated Weight Watchers points and deduct these from your running Weight Watchers points balance for the day. This can essentially be done like you would do a checking account balance. You start with a balance each day and you add activity points earned (credits), while you deduct points for food and drinks consumed (debits). If you're not doing so already, you may want to consider using the Weight Watchers QuikTrak System to easily track your daily points balance and flex point use during the week. See the "Resources" section for additional information on calculating Weight Watchers points or using QuikTrak.

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  Monitor your Weight Watchers points balance during the day. Try to add activity points if your points balance is running low. There will be times when you will want or need to use some or all of your 35 flex points. When this is the case, you will add the desired number of flex points to your Weight Watchers points balance for the day. Just make sure that you track the total use of your 35 additional flex points for the week, as once they're gone, they're gone and you must then stick to your personal daily points target plus activity points earned for the day if you want to be successful. I found the Weight Watchers QuikTrak System especially helpful in being able to easily track my 35 additional flex points for the week.