If I can eat all of the zero Point foods I want, will I lose weight? (2024)

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If I can eat all of the zero Point foods I want, will I lose weight? ›

(It's a lot harder to eat six chicken breasts than six cookies,) In a carefully monitored clinical trial, members were able to eat zero Points foods, without tracking or measuring, and lose weight successfully. So go ahead and enjoy them!

You can still lose weight: ZeroPoint foods have been part of WeightWatchers for many years! We rigorously test our programs and have found that members can regularly incorporate all ZeroPoint foods into their everyday eating and still lose weight.

Every day, you're given a point allowance that you can “spend” on whatever foods you want. But there are also a large variety of ZeroPoint foods that you can eat as much as you want of. The list of over 200 options is so nutritious, they don't count towards your point total at all (click through for the full list).

1 Your assigned daily points are designed to track what you eat. Every food has a point value—members are instructed to use the allotted points per day, without going over or under.

You get a weekly PointsPlus Allowance of 49, and we want you to use it! Also consider eating some — or all — of the activity PointsPlus values you earn. You'll still lose weight.

It doesn't matter what you cook your eggs with or in. Eggs are a ZeroPoint foods so they do not have any Points® values—even in a cake recipe. However other ingredients you're adding to your eggs may have Points, so make sure to track them.

In fact, while WW is designed to deliver a healthy, safe and sustainable rate of weight loss of 1-2lbs a week – because research proves that smaller, consistent losses are more likely to result in successful long term weight loss – don't be surprised if, like Leah, you see more in your first few weeks.

Whole fruit is a ZeroPoint food, but once it becomes part of a smoothie, the experience of “eating” it changes. Research shows that liquids don't promote the same feeling of fullness and satisfaction that solid foods do.

“Foods higher in saturated fat are higher in Points. It is also why the most recent dietary guidelines for Americans had no limit on dietary cholesterol but did recommend limiting saturated fat.” In other words, you can continue to enjoy foods that contain dietary cholesterol—including eggs.

If you're eating more fruits and vegetables than you used to, and you're using them as snacks, to bulk up your meals, or as a tide-me-over, then great! If you're eating more than two serves of fruit every day, purely because it's one of your ZeroPoint foods, you might want to pull back a little.

How many points is 2 eggs? ›

Because eggs are a ZeroPoint foods, they do not have any Points™ values—even in a cake recipe.

To lose 10 pounds in one week, you'll need to burn between 3,500 and 5,000 calories more than you consume each day by restricting your diet to small portions of nutritious yet low-calorie foods, and significantly increasing your aerobic exercise with interval training, sports, and other vigorous activities.

Again, since WW is so popular, you will find a lot of off-brand advice on how to calculate your points. But it really only takes a few minutes to get an official number using the WW calculator. The average WW points allowance is about 23.

How many Weight Watchers smart points are you allowed per day? Users are usually allowed about 30 smart points a day. This varies from person to person according to factors such as age, weight, and gender.

(If you're active, maybe you can consider 1,500.) Most regimented diet programs, like Weight Watchers, are similarly based on a 1,200 caloric intake, just hidden behind a “point” system so it doesn't feel like calorie counting.

What is negative about Weight Watchers? Weight Watchers lacks education when it comes to nutrition and learning about why and how the foods you eat affect your weight. You also can't follow the points system outside WW, making the plan hard to continue after canceling your subscription.

Chicken thighs will have a Points value because this dark meat contains a higher amount of fat than the tenderloin or breast. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't eat them! There's still room for this delicious cut in your Budget.

While “zero” usually means “nothing,” at WeightWatchers, ZeroPoint foods are everything! If you're not on the Diabetes Program, then fruit will be on your ZeroPoint foods list.