Points explanation
Ok, this is from Weight Watchers For Men.. I imagine the values would be pretty similar for women, except they would be allowed less points because they don’t include the exercise.
Basically you’re assigned a certain number of points worth of food each week, and are required to do a certain number of points worth of exercise. Beyond that you can make up for extra food points by getting extra exercise points, they are worth 1 for 1.
For the exercise, if you’re not exercising at all you need to get 15 points per week, if you exercise occasionally it’s 20, and if you exercise regularly it’s 25 points. This can be difficult, but things like cleaning the house and gardening count so make sure you include them. The points are calculated from a half hour of exercise, so that’s a good number to try for be it walking or whatever (half an hour of walking up stairs, for example, is a whopping 6 points)
The food is dependent on weight. Here’s how it’s calculated:
| Weight (kilos) | Weekly points | Average daily points |
| <70 | 150 | 21 |
| 71-80 | 160 | 23 |
| 81-90 | 170 | 24 |
| 91-100 | 180 | 26 |
| 101-110 | 190 | 27 |
| 111-120 | 200 | 29 |
| 121-130 | 210 | 30 |
| >130 | 220 | 31 |
OK, so for me I’ll be trying for 25 points of exercise, and 160 points of food.
Also for men a waist measurement of 68 - 94cms is the healthy range. It’s good for men to track their waist measurement because often that’s more indicative than weight.
I think the first week or so it can be very shocking to find out what stuff is worth. Often you think you’ve had an ok day, but in actual fact you’re quite a bit over. That’s ok though, because it means you have somewhere to go with it - if you were eating perfectly but still not losing weight then there’d be a problem :) And it helps pick you up on incidental snacking too, which is (one of) my bane.
I hope that makes sense, and if you want more information let me know. I’m happy to see you posting on here Dayna, and I hope Glenn and Dee will do the same. You guys can help each other, much like I make Cheryl come on jogs and stuff with me 
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