Food plans The POINTS Plan and Core Plan

Why the POINTS® Plan?

There’s no need to give up your favourite foods while losing weight. On the POINTS Plan, our version of the popular POINTS Food System, you can eat any food you want. Just stay within your personalised daily POINTS Target and you’ll be making healthier, better food choices in no time.

How the POINTS system works

Every food has a POINTS value, which is calculated based on a food’s calories and saturated fat content. POINTS values help you keep track of what you eat, so that you stay within a daily POINTS Target that’s personalised for you, based on your height, weight and other factors, such as gender. You can eat any food, just stay within your daily POINTS allowance.

 

Why the Core Plan™?

It’s easy to follow. With the Core Plan, there’s no counting—you can eat as much as you need to feel satisfied. The Core Plan provides a balanced diet by centering on a list of healthy foods that keep you full longer. These Core Foods include fruits and vegetables, lean meats and poultry, grains, eggs and dairy products.


How the Core Plan works

The Core Food List is based on the science of energy density. It contains foods that are low in energy density, meaning they contain a small number of calories per ounce. That means they’ll make you feel more satisfied while you are actually consuming fewer calories. You can mix and match these foods as much as you want, and you’ll learn to stay aware of hunger and fullness, so you won’t overeat.

Along with eating any Core Foods you want, you get a “Weekly Allowance” of POINTS for foods that aren’t on the Core Plan. You can use them for daily treats, a night on the town, or a special occasion - so you can still indulge sometimes, without going off track.




Looking beyond food

Our food plans are just part of our approach. We also offer advice on developing healthy habits, building a supportive environment, and getting exercise.

Visit a meeting or follow the plan online

Weight Watchers Meetings
Meetings provide a motivating and informative environment led by a leader who has lost weight with Weight Watchers and kept it off. Each weigh-in is confidential. Plus, you can subscribe to eSource, the Internet companion for meetings.

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Weight Watchers Online
Follow our customised plan step-by-step completely online. Get access to interactive tools and videos, over 1000 recipes, workouts, and a rich resource library.

 
Meetings or online -- which is right for you?





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