weightwatchers pro points

[kia cat]

Now it's changed, any ideas how the pro points are calculated? My missus has their calculator, but you can't save what you've just calculated.

You have to input protein, carbs, fat and fibre, then you get a pro points total for that item. Ideally It'd be great to save the results to an excel spreadsheet. I'm guessing it's one multiplied or divided by the other etc? Any ideas? Thanks

[lilacben]

I am glad I am not the only one who cannot understand this new pro points.

[slinky.kate]

just rejoined ww.again and i had to get all new stuff as the rest(calculator and scales are no good)even the cook books apparantly the old way is 15 years old and they had to remodernise it,i lost 7lbs.the first week and 1lb the 2nd.it works for me but you have to add up your points

[kia cat]

thanks, but it was more "working it out" that I was after

[Oneeyedvic]

Weight Watchers Formula

Step 1
Write down the numbers of calories, total fat and dietary fiber in the food you are eating.
Step 2
Divide the number of calories by 50. For instance, if the meal contains 300 calories, divide 300 by 50 to get 6.
Step 3
Divide the total fat number by 12. For example, if there are 12 fat grams in the meal, divide 12 by 12 to get 1.
Step 4
Calculate the dietary fiber number. If the fiber content is less than 4 g, divide the number by 5. If it is 4 or above, divide 4 by 5. For example, if the meal contains 6 g of fiber, divide 4 by 5 to get .80. If it 2, divide 2 by 5 to get .40.
Step 5
Add the calorie number arrived at in step 2 to the fat number from step 2. In this example, you would add 6 and 1 to get 7.
Step 6
Subtract the fiber number from step 4. In this example, you would subtract .80 to get 6.2. Round the result to the nearest whole or half-number. In this case, that would be 6. This is your final meal point number.

[kia cat]

Thanks One-eyed-vic, taht's the asnswer I was looking for. Top Man!

[kia cat]

1eye, I don't want to be picky, but is this the old points? the new system just works on "protein, carbs, fat and fibre" not cals. Thank sanyway, it's a start!