HOW PERSONALPOINTS WORK

AT THE heart of WeightWatchers’ approach to healthy eating is the PersonalPoints system, rooted in cutting-edge nutritional science and clinically proven to help you lose up to 2lb a week.

When you join WW you’ll take an assessment and receive a unique programme, created by the WW app, which will allocate your PersonalPoints budget for each day, and it is then up to you how you spend them.

Every food and drink has a PersonalPoints value – one easy-to-understand number that helps you assess its health value. Foods high in calories, sugar and saturated fats, which are worse for your health, have higher Points values, while those higher in protein, fibre and unsaturated fats have lower values. The Points value of each WW recipe varies depending on your personalised plan – the ranges given in this pullout are just a guide.

Everyone’s Points budget is different and is calculated after considering a number of factors, including your age, sex and activity levels, as well as health issues such as diabetes.

And some foods with numerous health benefits have been classified as ZeroPoint foods, i.e. they have a Points value of zero. You can choose your own ZeroPoint foods – they’ll form the basis of your meals and snacks – and you can eat as much of them as you like.

You can also add Points to your daily budget by drinking 1.75 litres of water a day, eating nonstarchy vegetables and based on any activity you do, all of which is calculated by the WW app.