Looks like they started with points in 1997. They switched to the points plus program in 2010.
The Weight Watchers website has the tools to help you.
14 if using Points+, 13 if using the original point system
This question cannot be answered with just the starting weight. Weight Watchers points are calculated using present weight, gender, age, height, activity level and optionally if you're a nursing mother. To become a Weight Watchers member, a person weighing 125 pounds would have to be 5'5" or shorter and at 5'5" you would only have a maximum of 5 pounds to lose.
There is 1 point in one ounce of turkey if you are using Weight Watchers point system.
what kind of bread are you using and what else are you adding to it
Using the Weight Watchers PointsPlus calculator I show one slice of turkey bacon is 1 point
Weight Watchers points books are available form book stores like Barnes & Noble and online retailers like Amazon and eBay. The Weight Watchers website also lists point values for various foods.
There are 2 points in Basmati Rice. This is if you are using the Weight Watchers point system. This may be different for everyone depending on how many points they are allowed.
No using a weight watchers cookbook is not manadatory, it is however much easier to follow a weight watchers diet if you use these recipes. It is always an option to count all of your points and break down the ingredients yourself.
3 teaspoons would be equal to 1 tablespoon. If a teaspoon is equal to 17 calories, a tablespoon will run you around 51 calories. The 51 calories when converted to the Weight Watcher point system, the tablespoon of brown sugar will be equal to 1 point.
1/3 of a tea cup = 7 points. Measuring this using regular teaspoons (5 in total) you could say 1.5 points per teaspoon.
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