How Weight Watchers Works

Before I start sharing my days and how I'm going to get my food intake on track, I need to share how the Weight Watchers program works. There are currently two food programs with this program, one is the Core Program in which one can eat any foods from a Core Food List that keeps the person with a satisfied feeling of fullness, that is not overly hungry and not stuffed full. The other is the Flex program, which assigns a points value to every food based on the calorie, fat and fibre content of food. This program allows a person to eat whatever they want as long as they do not go over their allotted points for the day. I have always followed the Flex Program because I like a wide variety of food, feel that I may end up making two meals sometimes to cover my families likes and my own and feel that some of my favorite foods (ie sushi) don't fit in the Core Plan easily. So what you'll get from me is going to be information based on the flex plan, however, if the Core plan is interesting to you, please check out Weight Watchers for more information.

Based on my gender, age, height, job, and current weight, I am allotted 25 daily points. Every day I need to eat all of those 25 pts. I also get 35 Weekly Allowance points that I can use or not use at my own discretion. These points are usually used for extras like a glass of wine, a special occasion, or just weeks when appetite is a higher. And lastly any activity earns you extra points. Activity points are calculated based on level of intensity (low, medium, high), time spent exercising and current weight. It is recommended that these points be eaten because the energy spent in activity can leave one drained if we don't refuel our body. You'll see some days I choose to eat none, some or all depending on how I am feeling and how much activity I do.

I hope this explains the program I am following. I choose Weight Watchers because it is a program I know well and it was the program that I originally lost all of my weight on. It is also a program that is highly supported and regarded by medical professionals as safe and most likely to bring lasting results.