I'm looking into the diet to see how it works. I've read articles that mention "blocks". I was just curious as to what these are, how they are counted, and how many a person can have per day.

[Hi, quote="smarcusen"]I'm looking into the diet to see how it works. I've read articles that mention "blocks". I was just curious as to what these are, how they are counted, and how many a person can have per day.[/quote] Think of a block as about 100 calories, it comprises 40 cals carb 9g 30 cals Protein 7g 30 cals fat 3g The number of blocks you get depends on your LBM and activity level. Please check the body fat calculator on the main site. White Light

So for me, my body fat calculator tells me


Body Fat %: 23.13
Body Fat Weight (lbs): 32.38
Lean Body Mass (lbs): 107.62
Daily Protein Requirement (g): 77.00
or # of Blocks of Protein: 11
# of Blocks of Carbohydrate: 11
# of Blocks of Fat: 11


I can eat 1100 calories per day.
carb = 9g*11 = 99g carb
protein = 7g*11 = 77g protein (consistent with what it says above)
fat = 3g*11 = 33 g fat

Does anyone know the nutritional info for the 7 day meal planner on the main Eating page? How many blocks does that target?

Do people use this block business as a means of counting similar to WW's points? My breakfast was 3 blocks, I have 8 more blocks on the day?

Hi Stephanie,

The 7 day meal planner for women is based on 11 blocks. Remember that you'd add two 1 block snacks to your day, one of them at bedtime. The meals shown in the women's planner each contain 3 blocks. For those with a dessert, the dessert is included in the 3 blocks.

I'm not familiar with how Weight Watcher's works.

If you require 11 blocks a day and you ate a 3 block breakfast, then yes, you would have 8 blocks left for the day. Your remaining blocks should be spread throughout the day being sure to follow the Zone rules.