Weight Watchers PointsPlus User manual

PointsPlus®
Calculator
User Guide

GET TO KNOW YOUR CALCULATOR
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Congratulations! You now own an exciting new tool
created to help you follow the Weight Watchers®
program. Spend some time getting to know your
PointsPlus® Calculator to ensure you get the
maximum benefits from its use.
The calculator does more than simply calculate
the PointsPlus values of your favorite foods. It also:
 •Keepstrackofyourpersonalinformation,like
yourage,heightandweight.
 •CalculatesyourdailyPointsPlus Target and
tracks your weekly PointsPlus Allowance.
 •Allowsyoutoedityourdailytargetandweekly
allowance.
 •TracksallthePointsPlus values you use each
day and week.
 •Worksjustlikeanystandardcalculator.
GET READY TO ACTIVATE YOUR CALCULATOR!
Your calculator keys and what they do
KEYS: FUNCTION:
Number keys
On/Off
Clear last entry or cancel
Start new day/new week
Setup daily target/weekly
allowance; edit information
Calculate,useordirectly
enter a PointsPlus® value
Review daily target & weekly
allowance used over past days
ENTER/Confirm key
Standard calculator
functions
Up and down arrows
to scroll
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We inserted a clear plastic tab to keep your battery
fresh.Toactivateyourcalculator,justpulloutthetab.
Press the ON key to get started.
START CALCULATING PointsPlus VALUES NOW
While it’s best to set up the calculator with your
personalinformation(seepage6),youcan
calculate a PointsPlus value right away. Be sure
you have the nutrition information for the foods
you are entering handy.
Here’s how to get started:
1. Press the PointsPluskey,
then press ENTER.
2. Use the number keys to
put in the number of
Total Fat grams per serving.
Press ENTER.
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3. Do the same to put in the
number of Total Carbohydrate
grams per serving.
Press ENTER.
4. Put in the Dietary Fiber
grams per serving.
Press ENTER.
5.Finally,putintheProtein
grams per serving.
Press ENTER.
The PointsPlus value for
one serving of that food
will be shown.

Certain foods, especially sugar-free foods, may contain sugar alcohols, which may
reduce total PointsPlus® values. These ingredients–and also regular alcohol–are not
typically included on food labels. As a result, you might notice discrepancies with the
values you see in your lists and the values you calculate with the Weight Watchers®
PointsPlus Calculator. For the most accurate values for sugar-free foods and foods
containing alcohol, please use the food lists in the Pocket Guide or Companion
books, or, if you’re a subscriber, use the database on Weight Watchers eTools.
ENTER YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Now,youcansetupyourpersonalinformationsoit
can calculate your daily PointsPlus Target and show
your weekly PointsPlus Allowance.
1. Press to start set up. This
is the key you press any time
you want to set up your daily
target and weekly allowance.
Also press this key if you need to
change your info (we will show
you how on page 10).
TIP: Any time you want to clear an entry, simply press C/CE once.
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2. The calculator will ask your
age. Put in your age. Press
ENTER.
3.Now,tellyourcalculator
yourgender.ForFEMALE,
press ENTER. If you’re a
man,presstheDOWN
ARROW key* to display
MALE? and press ENTER.
4. Tell your calculator how
tall you are. 0 will flash first
forfeet.Putinfeet,press
ENTER.Next,00willash
forinches.Putininches,
press ENTER.
5.Finally,tellyourcalculator
yourcurrentweightinpounds,andpressENTER.
*The UP and DOWN ARROW keys will always let you get to another selection.
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6. Your calculator will now ask
you if you want to lose weight
or maintain your weight.
First,LOSE?willappearon
the screen. If you want to lose
weight,pressENTER.Ifyou
wanttomaintainyourweight,
press the DOWN ARROW key
todisplayMAINTAIN?Then,
press ENTER.
7. If you have chosen to lose
weight,yourdailyPointsPlus®
Target will be shown.
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8.IfyouchoseMAINTAIN,you
will be asked if you have extra
PointsPlus values.* Default is
0,oryoumayenterextravalues
and press ENTER.
9. Your total daily PointsPlus
Target will now appear on
the screen.
Important Note: If you are 16 years of age or below, your calculator will be
unable to provide your daily PointsPlus Target. Please refer to your program
materials and speak with your Leader for your daily target. See page 21 on
manually inputting your daily target in order to track.
CONGRATULATIONS – you’ve personalized
your PointsPlus Calculator!
*As nursing mothers receive additional PointsPlus values, we recommend
they use the MAINTAIN option when setting up their daily PointsPlus
Target. If you need more information about the daily PointsPlus Target
for nursing moms, please see the Weight Watchers® program materials or
ask your Leader.

CHANGE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
1. To clear and reset ALL the
information you previously
entered,pressandholdthe
ENTER key down for three
seconds. You will then need to
do your setup again (page 6).
2.Tochangeeitherage,height,
orweight,pressthekeyand
then the DOWN ARROW key until
you find the item you want to
change(Inthisexample,wewill
change weight). When you get
toWEIGHT,pressandholdthe
ENTER key for three seconds.
3. The display will change to
WEIGHT? Enter in the new
number and press ENTER.
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4. RESET will appear on the screen
for two seconds confirming the
change you made.
5.Everytimeyoumakeachange,
your calculator will ask you if you
want to lose weight. Press ENTER
to confirm LOSE. To choose
MAINTAIN,presstheDOWN
ARROW key and then ENTER.
6. Your calculated daily
PointsPlus Target will be
displayed. Press ENTER to
confirm your daily target.
7.Finally,yourweeklyallowance
of 49 will be displayed. Press
ENTER to confirm.
NOTE: If you are using this calculator to track PointsPlusvalues,afterevery
sevendaysoftracking,yourcalculatorwillaskyoutoconrmorupdateyour
weight to help you progress towards your goal (see page 22-23).
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EDITING YOUR DAILY AND WEEKLY VALUES
1. To change your daily and/or
weeklyvalues,pressthekey
and then the down arrow key
until you get to WEIGHT. Press
and hold the ENTER key for
three seconds and update or
re-enter your current weight at
WEIGHT? screen; press ENTER.
2.Afterdoingthis,thecalculator
will reset and you need to
choose if you want to lose or
maintain weight. Press ENTER
to confirm lose or press the
down arrow key and ENTER to
choose maintain.
3. Your daily PointsPlus Target is
displayed and will flash. Press
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ENTER to confirm or the UP or
DOWN ARROW key 1-3 times to
your desired daily target. In this
example,wepressedtheUP
key once to 30. Press ENTER to
confirm the new target.
4. Then your weekly allowance
of 49 will be displayed and will
flash. Press ENTER to confirm
49 or press the DOWN ARROW
key to your desired weekly
allowance.Inthisexample,the
weekly allowance was edited
to 40. Press ENTER to confirm
your new weekly allowance.
NOTE:Anytimeyouchangeyourpersonalinformation(age,height,weight),
adjustyourdailyorweeklyvalues,yourtrackingwillrestartatday1tostarta
fresh week at your new settings.
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TRACK YOUR DAILY PointsPlus VALUES
Now that you’ve personalized your calculator with
your daily PointsPlusTarget,youarereadytobegin
tracking. Your calculator can track both the PointsPlus
value that you calculate and the PointsPlus value for
foods you already know.
To track the PointsPlus value that you have calculated:
Every time you calculate a
PointsPlusvalueforanewfood,
the word USE? will appear on your
screen. (See page 4 for calculating
PointsPlus values.) Press ENTER
to tell your calculator to subtract
this PointsPlus value from your daily PointsPlus Target
or press C/CE to exit.
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If you are having more than one
servingofthesamefood,you
can multiply the serving and the
calculator will calculate the total
PointsPlus value. To multiply the
numberofservings,pressthe
X key.
Put in the number of servings.
(In this example two servings
are shown.)
Then press ENTER to subtract
that value from your daily
PointsPlusTarget,orpress
C/CE to exit. The PointsPlus
values you have remaining for
the day will be shown.

If you are not having a full
serving of the food you
calculated,usethedivide
function (the ÷ key) for your
calculator to provide the
PointsPlus value for the
portion you are having.
NOTE:AccordingtotheWeightWatchers®plan,whenyouhavemorethan
oneoronlyaportionofaserving,thecalculatoraccountsforallthenutrition
information you have entered and does not simply multiply or divide the
PointsPlus value of one serving.
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If you already know the PointsPlus value of a food,
you can track those foods without going through
the previous steps.
Press the PointsPlus key and
you will see CALCULATE? on
the screen.
Press the DOWN ARROW key to
see the word USE? Enter in the
known PointsPlus value of that
food and press ENTER.
The value will be subtracted
from your daily target and you’ll
now see your remaining daily
PointsPlus values for the day.

VIEWING YOUR DAILY PointsPlus TARGET
AND WEEKLY PointsPlus ALLOWANCE
Press the key to review. The
PointsPlus values you have
left for that day will appear.
Press the DOWN ARROW
key to see how much of your
weekly PointsPlus Allowance
you have used.
In addition to your daily PointsPlusTarget,theplan
allows you to have a maximum weekly allowance of
49.Pleasenote,ifyouusemorePointsPlus values
thanyouhaveinyourdailytarget,yourcalculator
will automatically put the additional values towards
your weekly allowance. If your weekly allowance used
surpasses49byanyamount,yourcalculatorwilllet
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you know you have exceeded 49.
See example screen shown.
Because your calculator tracks
your PointsPlus values for seven
days, you can see how you’ve
used your PointsPlus values in
past days.
After viewing your weekly
PointsPlus Allowance used (see
previous page) press the DOWN
ARROW key again to see your
informationfrompreviousdays,
starting with Day 1 of tracking.
Continue to press the DOWN
ARROW key to scroll through
past days and the daily
PointsPlus values used.
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TO START A NEW DAY, you’ll need to tell your
calculator when tracking for the new day
should begin
Press the key. If you have not
setupyourdailytarget,yourdaily
PointsPlus Target shown will be
0. You should calculate your
daily PointsPlus Target to track
your days (see page 6 for set up
instructions).
Ifyouhavecompletedsetup,each
time you want to start tracking for
a new day press the key and
press ENTER to confirm. Repeat
for each new day of tracking.
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when you want to START TRACKING A NEW
WEEK, it’s just as simple.
You can start tracking a new week
on any day; you do not need 7 full
days of tracking before you can
start a new week. Press the key
between Day 1 to 7.
Press the DOWN ARROW key to
displayNEWWEEK?PressENTER
to start a new week.
Whilewestronglyencourageyousetupyourdailytargettotrack,forthose
that would like to or need to manually input a daily PointsPlusTarget,you
can do so when you start tracking a new week. Simply:
– Press the key and the DOWN ARROW key (same as above.)
– Press ENTER to start a new week and then enter your daily PointsPlus
Target,andENTERagain.
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Afteryoustartanewweek,yourcalculatorwillaskfor
your current weight because your daily target may
change as you get closer to your weight goal.
Your last entered weight will
show on the screen. If your
weight hasn’t changed press
ENTER.
Ifyourweighthaschanged,
put in your new weight and
press ENTER.
Your calculator will now ask
if you want to lose weight. To
selectLOSE,pressENTER.
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TochooseMAINTAIN,press
the DOWN ARROW key.
Press ENTER.
If you choose MAINTAIN,you
will see EXTRA? (See page 9
or talk to your Leader for
more clarification regarding
additional daily values.)
Ifapplicable,putinthe
additional PointsPlusvalues,
then press ENTER.
Your daily PointsPlus Target
will display.

HOW TO TRACK ON DAYS USING THE
SIMPLY FILLING TECHNIQUE
Press to start a new day. If you have completed set
up(seepage6),yourdailyPointsPlus® Target will be
displayed. Press ENTER to confirm you are starting a
new day.
If this is a Simply Filling day
foryou,pressthePointsPlus
button and CALCULATE? will
display on screen.
Press the DOWN ARROW key
to display USE?
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Enter in your daily PointsPlus
Targetnumber.Forexample,
enter in 29 if your daily target
is 29 and press ENTER. DAILY
LEFT of 0 PointsPlus value will
be shown.
MovingforwardfortherestofyourSimplyFillingday,
you only need to track the PointsPlus value of foods
that are not Weight Watchers® Power Foods. The
PointsPlus value of any of these foods you calculate
and use will be tracked against your weekly allowance.
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QUICK TIPS:
•Lookatthekeypaddiagramatthebeginningofthis
guide as a reminder of what each key does.
•Forbestuseofyourcalculator,personalizeitsoyou
can easily track your progress.
•Atthebeginningofeachday,whenyouwanttostart
tracking,simplypress,that’sit!
•Thecalculatorwillautomaticallyturnoffafter3
minutes of non-use.
•Topreservebatterylife,youshouldremovethebattery
when you’re not using it for a long period of time.*
•Ifyou’rehavingaproblemorthereisamalfunction,you
can reset your calculator by inserting a pin or paper clip
in the hole marked RESET on the bottom of the unit.*
* You should know whenever you remove the battery or reset
the calculator, all saved information will be lost and need to be
re-entered.
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BATTERY INFORMATION:
The battery in your PointsPlus® Calculator is a 3-volt
lithiumbattery,typeCR2025.
TO REPLACE THE BATTERY:
1. Press down on raised dot area on battery door and
slide the battery door out.
2. Remove the battery door and battery by turning the
calculator over.
3. Place a new battery into the compartment with the
positive (+) side facing up.
4. Place the battery door back into the compartment
by sliding the door back into place. Battery door will
click back in when secure.
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WEIGHT WATCHERS and PointsPlus are the registered trademarks
of Weight Watchers International, Inc. The PointsPlus Weight Loss
System, trademark and formula are proprietary to Weight Watchers
International, Inc. Patent pending.
© 2013 Weight Watchers International, Inc. All rights reserved. 6/13
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