No matter how conscientious we are, we all do it: either get wasted or go on the occasional fast food binge. With that said, WeightWatchers is discarding its fat and calorie-based points plan in favor of a new system that allows for alcohol fast food consumption.

The international dieting company said it was adopting the new “ProPoints” system because “science had moved on” and the previous style of calorie-counting had been proven to be inaccurate and “outdated.”

The new plan will focus on the amounts and types of protein, carbohydrate, fiber and fat in food, while the old calorie-based point system has been recalibrated to factor in the energy used in chewing and digesting the food.

As an added bonus, followers for the first time will be granted extra “real living” points so they can treat themselves to their favourite drink and fast foods, while all fruit and most vegetables will carry zero points.

Dieters will be allowed a typical daily allowance of up to 29 of the recalculated ProPoints, compared with 18 points previously, plus the weekly bonus of 49 “real living” points.

Chris Stirk of WeightWatchers said that the changes to the 15-year-old system would help consumers lose weight while living in the real world.

Stirk said: “Points have been phenomenally successful but science has moved on. We have learned so much more about how we metabolize the food we eat and how we can give people the best program for sustainable weight loss success.”

WeightWatchers dietician Zoe Hellman added: “We’ve taken all the best nutritional science from around the globe and distilled it down into one simple, easy-to-follow plan to give healthy, sustainable weight loss for life.”



News Source: Independent Online