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Don't Panic

You can still use the old WW points system. There is a new setting in preferences that lets you switch to the old calculator.

From canofsleep

The default for DPA calculations will now be using the PointsPlus system.

PointsPlus DPA Calculator

There's a new DPA calculator in preferences and the location of the preference has moved ( see above ).

From canofsleep

You'll notice that the weight field now lets you input text. This is because you must now enter in measurement units (st: stones, lb or lbs:pounds, kg: kilograms). This is to help support other locales where weight is measured differently and to not have to have people to conversions when they want to enter their weight.

The same goes for height, but not age or adjustment. Just follow the gray hint text in the empty box.

There's more info in another post on the weight formatting and future updates.

Adjustments

The adjustment field in the calculator is for things like maintenance, nursing, etc. WW does not give hard guidelines for how much you are supposed to adjust your DPA. Rather, it is something that you and your WW leader work out as you track your weightloss progress. You may use this forum to discuss what works for you, how you use it, etc if you feel totally lost.

Accuracy

Some WW goers may note that the DPA listed here is off by one point from what E-tools gives you. I can't account for that, but in my testing this calculator is 100% accurate against that handheld calculators that WW sells. The handheld calcs that WW sells are also off for some height, weight, age, sex combos. If this bothers you, you may fix it with the adjustment.