Weight Watchers Points Calculator Canada
Kym Wash
Because the ultimate aim of Weight Watchers is to improve one's overall lifestyle, the new myWW program begins with a 25+ question personal assessment to provide you with an individualized plan, tailored toward your success with their program. These questions will cover things like:
As you can see, their assessment questions are far from random. Each topic has been chosen because science has proven, or at the very least strongly suggests these components of a weight loss plan work in sympathy to achieve a successful outcome.
The result of this questionnaire not only illuminates potential risk areas that could lead to failure, but also allows Weight Watchers to recommend a plan of Green, Blue, Purple, or Freestyle that best fits your personality traits and behavioral tendencies. For more information on these plans and how they relate, you can visit our Zero Point Foods and Allowance Calculator pages, but the condensed version is as follows:
At first glance, this might seem like a small, painstakingly slow margin of weight loss, but when you realize you must consume 1000 fewer calories a day for a week to lose 2 pounds, it's a huge challenge and something to be proud of if accomplished! After all, it is the CDC recommended rate for healthy and sustained weight loss and Weight Watchers itself is the #1 doctor recommended weight loss program, based on an IQVIA survey of 14,000 doctors!
In short, the Weight Watchers Points, also referred to as the WW Smart Point system, assigns every food and drink a number value based on the calories, saturated fat, sugar and protein it contains. For example, a slice of regular cheese pizza will cost 7 smart points. The smart point itself is designed to simplify the complexities of nutrition science into a more user-friendly format. For more information on how to calculate weight watchers points, you can visit our smart point calculator page.
It's important to understand that the numeric value of a smart point doesn't necessarily mean much by itself. It must be measured in conjunction with a daily and weekly smart point allowance, a personal maximum threshold of smart points allowed per day combined with a static weekly amount to maintain the goal of losing about 2 pounds a week. Thus, the SmartPoint remains the fundamental unit of currency used to accurately monitor daily consumption habits within your WW health program!
The weight watcher point system is a tool intended to help people control or lose weight in a way that influences a person's overall lifestyle and eating habits. This calculator can be used to estimate the point value of a food with known parameters.
The point program changes approximately every 2 years. This calculator uses the point system in effect from December 2015 to November 2021. In this system, points were based on calories, sugar, saturated fat, and protein. Fruits and most vegetables are zero-point foods in this system, and the nutrients from fruits and vegetables are only factored in if they are mixed with other food.
In 2018, a new program was implemented. This program still used the same algorithm for determining the point value of foods, but also included over 200 new zero point foods, including lean proteins, eggs, most seafoods, tofu, skinless chicken breast, and many more. The new system also allowed the rollover of 4 unused points per day into a person's weekly point allotment. As a result of these changes, a person's daily point allotment slightly decreased. However, the changes still allowed a person more flexibility than the previous system, due to the numerous new zero point foods.
In 2020, another new program was implemented that involved 3 different plans. Each of the plans differed in terms of daily point allocation, number of zero point foods available, and categories for zero point foods. The algorithm used for determining the point value of foods still remained the same within each of these different programs, so the point values of foods used on this calculator are still relevant through November 2021.
In 2022, along with a new program being implemented, the algorithm used to calculate the point value of foods was also changed. Rather than being based on calories, saturated fat, sugar, and protein, the new point system is based on fiber, protein, unsaturated fats, added sugars, and saturated fats. In general, saturated fats and added sugars increase the point value of foods while unsaturated fats, fiber, and protein decrease the point value. This new point system was simplified and streamlined with fewer choices for 2023. In 2023, everyone except for diabetics will be on the same plan with the same zero points foods list. A recipe's points will once again be the same for everyone.
In addition to the daily food points calculation, Weight Watchers allow 35 flexible points* each week that encourage you to indulge in the occasional treats without threatening your overall weight loss. This is a good way to learn control without deprivation.
Please note: This is not an official Weight Watchers tool, but an aid to compliment the Weight Watchers Program. This online calculator has been modeled on the old Weight Watchers Points Plan (which was a very a successful system). The current Weight Watchers program as of 2011 is called the Weight Watchers Points Plus Program. To maximize your chances of weight loss success, we strongly recommend you refer directly to the Weight Watchers Plan which also strongly values its support network and meetings as a component of the system. For more information on Weight Watchers, click here.
NOTE: Weight Watchers is a registered trademark of Weight Watchers International, Inc. POINTS and 123 Success are trademarks of Weight Watchers International, Inc. Authentic information about the program is only available at your local Weight Watchers meeting. This site is not affiliated with Weight Watchers International in any way, and Weight Watchers has not reviewed this site for accuracy or suitability for WW members. Information on this site is based on recollections and assumptions of it's author and is not warranted for any purpose by it's author. All readers are encouraged to go to a Weight Watcher's meeting for actual WW info. This site is presented under the rights of the First Amendment; rights worth fighting for.
All information is intended for your general knowledge only and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment for specific medical conditions. You should seek prompt medical care for any specific health issues and consult your physician before starting a new fitness regimen.
Hi Megan, the book and slider I am using are from 2007. Who knew there could be such a drastic difference in points from 2004 to 2007! If the info your husband is using is working for him I say go with that; why mess with a system that works? Good luck to both of you! ?
There is also a completely new Points counting system, so this only works with the old program. Which is great if that is the reading material you have, but would leave you hungry if you were folling the PointsPlus system!
what is your activity level?
If you spend most of your day sitting you get 27 points a day. If you sit occasionally but mainly stand you get 29 points a day. If you are doing physically hard work you get 33 points a day.
Keep in mind this is using the old system, to calculate your daily points, using the new system you would need to look up that information because I know it is quite different from the version of Weight Watchers I did.
Hope that helped! ?
Hello my name is Monique, guess i will be doing the old program. THROW BACK! It worked for me and im reading the comments on this new program and im concerned this one may not work for me. So im going to go on Amazon and look for old books,sliders, scale even!
Awww, the slider, I have such fond memories of mine! You miiiiight be able to find one online but other than searching through Craigslist and other such sites I have no idea where you might find one. As for making one, that is an intriguing idea. If you could find pictures of one you might be able to duplicate it.
That is a hard one. Do you wear any kind of activity tracker? You could track your steps for a week and average out what you get per day. Or if most days are lower activity level maybe calculate your points for that level but on days you are super busy adjust just for that day?
So, can you use the new WW cookbooks and such when calculating what points your eating when using the old system? Example a new weight watchers frozen dinner says 6 points, would that point value still be correct if your using the older version?
Hi Linda, Unfortunately not. Each time WW changes their system they change how the points are calculated. A lot of the WW foods in Canada are still labelled with Points Plus values, which are lower than Smart Points values. The Smart Points are calculated using calories, fat, saturated fat, protein, sugar and carbs (if I remember correctly). Points Plus used different nutritional information to calculate the points. If you want to know the points for whichever system you are using you will need to have a points calculator for that system and input whichever nutritional information that system uses. A little extra work but still worth it, I think anyways lol. Thanks for commenting! ?
As several of you requested, I have outlined what I feel are the some of the BEST changes to the plan along with my thoughts and answered a few things I figured some people might ask along the way. I do NOT work for Weight Watchers so this is all based on my personal knowledge/experience.
Do NOT go lower than the minimum of 26 points+ a day (on a daily basis unless you are truly not hungry) and make sure you are focusing on using your points plus to meet your Good Health Guidelines FIRST.
3. Set you ACTIVITY GOAL!!! Probably one of my favorite NEW features is that Weight Watchers now assigns you a weekly activity goal and provides guidance on ideas you can do to meet that goal.
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