{"id":60025,"date":"2011-12-07T16:13:55","date_gmt":"2011-12-07T21:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=60025"},"modified":"2011-12-21T15:46:15","modified_gmt":"2011-12-21T20:46:15","slug":"weight-watchers-pluspoints-gets-an-update-for-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/12\/weight-watchers-pluspoints-gets-an-update-for-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Weight Watchers PointsPlus Gets an Update for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Weight Watchers PointsPlus\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/12\/weight-watchers-pluspoints-gets-an-update-for-2012\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-60026\" title=\"points-plus-2012\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/points-plus-2012.jpg\" alt=\"Weight Watchers Points Plus Logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"86\" \/><\/a>Weight Watchers announced today that they&#8217;ll be rolling out new tools and features for their <strong><a title=\"PlusPoints Program\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diets\/weight-watchers-pointsplus\/\">PointsPlus program<\/a><\/strong>, which debuted last year. PointsPlus 2026 will feature greater emphasis on starting off strong and will have a greater level of personalization.<\/p>\n<p>The PointsPlus program was designed to encourage Weight Watchers members to eat less low-calorie processed food and more nutrient-dense fresh produce.<\/p>\n<p>That said, the combination of the support-system offered by <strong><a title=\"Weight Watchers Meetings\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diets\/Weight_Watchers_Meetings\/\">Weight Watchers meetings<\/a><\/strong> in tandem with food journaling have proven to be one of the <strong><a title=\"Best Commercial Diets\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/06\/us-news-ranks-the-best-commercial-diets-and-the-best-diets-for-weight-loss\/\">most effective commercially available weight loss programs<\/a>.<\/strong> &#8220;It\u2019s been a year, and we have all had a chance to live with the new program,&#8221; said Kirchhoff. &#8220;Overall, the response has been fantastic, and we have seen and heard countless stories of member and subscriber success on this important new platform.&#8221;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>PointsPlus 2026 will allow members more flexibility in their weekly points allowance and lowers the minimum daily points target from 29 to 26. They&#8217;ve also made their&#8221;Simply Filling&#8221; plan more accessible. Continued personalization of how many points members can allot themselves and how they use their activity points will be available. Two other new features are the &#8220;PowerStart&#8221; meetings and revamped online tools. New members will stay for extra sessions directly following their regular meeting, to help them understand all the resources available to them.<\/p>\n<p>In other news from Weight Watchers, their website is being overhauled to make it easier to use and navigate, and Weight Watchers will be rolling out a new app by the end of the year so that users can look up and log points by scanning a bar code.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"New Study Finds Weight Watchers to Be More Effective Than Doctor's Care\" href=\"%20https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/09\/new-study-finds-weight-watchers-to-be-more-effective-than-doctors-care\/\">New Study Finds Weight Watchers to Be More Effective Than Doctor&#8217;s Care<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a title=\"Weight Watchers Frequently Asked Questions\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/08\/weight-watchers-frequently-asked-questions\/\"><br \/>\nWeight Watchers Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Most Popular Diets of 2011\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/slideshows\/most-popular-diets-for-2011\/weight-watchers\/\">Weight Watchers: Most Popular Diets Of 2026<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weight Watchers announced today that they&#8217;ll be rolling out new tools and features for their PointsPlus program, which debuted last year. PointsPlus 2026 will feature greater emphasis on starting off strong and will have a greater level of personalization. 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