How many Weight Watchers points can I have each day?

Here is how to roughly calculate your starting points allowance ...

Less than 150 pounds = 18-25 Points

150 to 174 pounds = 20-27 Points

175 to 199 pounds = 22-29 Points

200 to 224 pounds = 24-31 Points

225 to 250 pounds = 26-33 Points

Over 250 pounds = 28-35 Points

How to allocate your day's food can become crucial when a single Big Mac will costs 14 points and a slice of undecorated cheesecake will cost 7 points!  This is why zero point foods are such a boon to the weight watcher!

How many points some particular food item incurs is a calculation:

Points = [Calories/50] - (Fiber x 0.2) + [Fiber/12]

Read calories, fat and fibre from the product or food label.  A slice of bread, for instance, is 2 points, unless it is high-fiber or low-calorie, in which case it is 1 point.  Blueberries are 1 point per cup, and a Black Russion is 5 points.

Now, for the most accurate asessment of your personal points allocation - make your way through this exercise:

Are you:
Female?- score 2
Male?- score 8
A nursing mother?- score 12

Age:
17-26- score 4
27-37- score 3
38-47- score 2
48-58- score 1
over 58- score 0

Current weight:
Enter the first two digits of your weight in pounds.
(for example, if you weight 199, you will add 19 to your score)

Height:
Under 5’1- score 0
5’1-5’10- score 1
Over 5’10- score 2

Activity:
Sitting down? score 0
Occasionally sitting? score 2
Walking most of the time? score 4
Doing physically hard work most of the time? score 6

Ok, head off now to those zero-point recipes ...