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Originally Posted by Frank.S
If points = calories.. why not just use calories, then no looking things up and what not..
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the difference about just counting calories and counting calories with weight watchers points is that weight watchers gives you a daily point limit as well as 35 weekly bonus poinst that allow you to have a weekly average that is at deficit. so for example: i get 20pts a day (about 1000 calories a day), and 35 bonus points a week (1750 calories). with this set up, i can vary my calorie intake on a daily basis if i want and as long as i stay within my point limit i will still be eating at deficit. so on the weekends, if i want, i can have a 10pt treat or 500 calorie treat (on top of my 20 daily points) and not worry about it causing excess damage. with counting calories i found i would eat at deficit 5 days a week and then on weekends (when i tend to eat more treats) eat too much to really see the benefit from the 5 days of eating a deficit. it might sound silly, but working with a flexible points system just works better for me.