How Do Weight Watchers Weekly Remaining Points Work

How Do Weight Watchers Weekly Remaining Points Work

What are SmartPoints?

There's no calorie counting on WW. Instead, we use SmartPoints, which are smarter, and more personalized, than counting calories alone.

Calories only tell part of the story. 100 calories worth of cookies doesn't have the same nutritional value as 100 calories of turkey, tofu. or veggies.

RELATED: Tracking SmartPoints vs. calorie counting

THREE FAST FACTS

1. To lose weight, we need to burn more calories than we take in. That's why... calories establish the baseline of SmartPoints value.

2.  Saturated fat and sugar increase the risk for heart disease and type 2 diabetes, while protein helps you feel more satisfied . ​ That's why... saturated fat and sugar increase SmartPoints value and protein decreases it.

3. If you want to lose weight and keep it off, having a balanced eating pattern over time  is more important than what you eat for a particular meal or particular day . That's why... myWW+ ™ has weeklies and rollovers—they provide flexibility and livability on your journey.

How to get your SmartPoints number

When you download the app, you'll be prompted to provide details including your age, height, weight, sex, and weight-loss goals. Based on this information, you'll receive a personalized SmartPoints Budget.

Say your daily SmartPoints Budget is 23:

This is how the My Day screen—the first screen that pops up when you open the app—will look at the beginning of the week for someone matched with Blue .

Let's say you have a daily Budget of 23...

... and your day looks like this:

• Breakfast: Berry crush overnight oats (4 SmartPoints)

• Snack: Fresh fruit salad (0)

• Lunch: Roasted turkey and grape salad (2)

• Snack: Starbucks grande cappuccino with non-fat milk (3)

• Dinner: Pepperoni pizza bubble up (6)

• Dessert: Chocolate espresso mousse shots - 2 of 'em! (4)

Total = 19 SmartPoints

The extra 4 SmartPoints will be automatically rolled over into your weeklies to give you more flexibility later in the week. (Hello, wine!)

Please note: these SmartPoints values are correct for Blue on myWW+ ™ and may differ on Green or Purple.

How Do Weight Watchers Weekly Remaining Points Work

Source: https://www.weightwatchers.com/us/blog/weight-loss/how-many-points-allowed