What is the Weight Watchers program for 2026? What are the newest changes, program and app updates, and will they help you lose weight? Read on to find out.
Weight Watchers Program in 2026
For the start of 2026, the Weight Watchers program continues as it did in 2025. The points program, with 350+ zero point foods, will not change. Click here for a helpful 23 points a day menu PDF printable.
Update – End of January, 2026: If you are a current WW member, you might notice that the WW app has updated to the new logo, but you aren’t seeing the new features yet.
Due to various technical glitches, the WW app updates are being slowly rolled out as they continue to work on bug fixes. We’ve been told all members will have access to the new app update by the end of January.
These will continue to roll out to members over the next several weeks. (You’ll know when you have the new update because it looks quite different.)
The Holy Mess says: If you are still waiting for the new app update, you aren’t alone. I’m in the same boat. I attended a virtual WW meeting to hear all the latest details, and I’ll update again when I’ve had a chance to play with the features myself. I read that everyone will have the new features by the end of January.
New WW App & Program Features
Weight Watchers announced these new enhancements to their 2026 program offers:
Program Changes
- Weight Watchers Med+ and New GLP-1 Success Program – A dedicated GLP-1 program. In addition to a doctor to provide and monitor medication, every member receives a full GLP-1 Success experience, a structured behavioral, nutritional, and lifestyle support program.
The Holy Mess says: Whether you are excited about GLP-1s or avoiding them, these medications are here to stay. WW is going all-in on providing this type of support. Nutritional support while taking medications like Ozempic and Zepbound is critical. However, while the company has a strong focus on medication, you are not pressured into taking medication, and the majority of WW members are NOT currently on weight-loss medication.
- Enhanced Community-First Support – Members can join small, coach-led groups, including those focused on GLP-1 use, menopause, nutrition, or movement.
Click here for a Weight Watchers Promo code to get started with a discount.
The Holy Mess says: Pros: WW offers a really impressive variety of virtual workshops with topics like GLP-1s, Stretching, Weekly Workshops, 50 pounds or more, Men’s, ASL (sign language), Cook with Me, and more. Instead of celebrities, they are focused on influencers like former contestants from the Biggest Loser and others who feel a bit more like the rest of us. Cons: Many people still don’t have in-person workshops near them, and a several much-loved WW coaches were let go in order to hire influencer coaches instead.
- A Bold Refreshed Brand – Weight Watchers is introducing an updated brand identity that reflects the company’s evolution and feedback from users. Click here to see the latest Weight Watchers rebrand. Here is the new WW logo:
The Holy Mess says: So far, I haven’t heard of anyone who loves the new WW logo. Some are indifferent and most find the barbell look a bit off-brand, since fitness is not the main aspect of the WW program.
App Changes
- Weight Health Score – A simple, science-based view of progress. It draws on key inputs such as body composition, as well as nutrition, activity, and sleep, from more than 60 connected devices and apps to give you an overall score.
The Holy Mess says: This could be good. Health is complex, and integrating more aspects of a total picture of wellness is a good thing. The meeting I attended said that the more and longer you track, the more accurate your score will become.
- AI Body Scanner – Body scan tracks changes in fat and muscle mass over time, offering insights that a scale alone cannot provide.
The Holy Mess says: I have a body weight scale that tracks similar measures, so I’ll be curious to see if the WW AI scanner gives a similar result. I read that a few states do not allow this app features (Illinois being one) due to privacy laws with protected health information.
- Exclusive Fitness Content – Progressive strength and functional movement programming.
The Holy Mess says: Fitness options are always a positive, but it’s readily available on YouTube and many other places. The workouts I tried from WW in the past were safe but rather boring. I’m looking forward to trying the new variety.
- Modes – Adaptable programs for your journey
WW is now giving you the option to choose from 3 different modes:
- All-In Mode – for members who want a more focused, accelerated approach. Note that when your app updates, you might automatically have All In Mode turned on. This hides your weekly flex points. If your WW app updates and you wonder, “Where did my weekly flex points go?” This is why. With All In Mode, you don’t have weekly flex points, no activity points, and no roll-overs. If you want flex points back, simply turn off All In Mode in your settings.
- Lose Mode – for steady, sustainable progress using the trusted Points® Program.
- Maintain Mode – for protecting results or creating breathing room during busy seasons.
More Modes, including Vacation Mode, are coming soon.
Click here to read more details about the WW Program and app changes.
Programs Weight Watchers Offers in 2026
Weight Watchers is currently offering:
- Regular program with 350 zero-point foods, included with all memberships.
- GLP-1 tracking, included with all memberships. (This is separate from WW clinic, which is an extra cost and offers weight loss medications.)
- Weight Watchers diabetic plan, which is included with all memberships.
- Weight Watchers menopause program (new), which requires an extra cost.
Weight Watchers Payment Plans
Weight Watchers offers these options for payments, discounts, and the best deal.
IMPORTANT! Weight Watchers 12 Month Commitment
Many of these plans are for a 12 month commitment, and WW tends to be quite strict about this. Even if you don’t use the plan, you still have to pay for a full 12 months. Always read the fine print before you purchase.
The Weight Watchers website says this: “Pricing is based on a 12-month commitment. Plans automatically renew for an additional 12-month term at the end of the plan period.”
- Core program – This gives you all the app features like tracking points, the WW Connect (online community) but NOT virtual or in-person meetings (except for a 2-week free trial.)
- Core+ program – Everything in the Core program, plus access to unlimited meetings, their GLP-1 program (not the telehealth platform for medication, just the program support), and the Menopause program.
- Med+ program – Everything in Core+ program, plus access to a telehealth platform where you can receive prescriptions for medication if you qualify. (This does not include the cost of medication, which may or may not be covered by your insurance.)
The Holy Mess is not associated with WW, and plans can change, so always consult the Weight Watchers website or call their toll-free number to verify details.
Recipe Analyzer by URL
WW members can enter a URL for any recipe and be given an estimate of the points. URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator, which means a website address. For example, https://theholymess.com/3-day-diet-meal-plan/ is the URL for our crazy-popular FREE 3-day meal plan that features WW zero-point foods.
This means the tedious process of manually entering a recipe’s individual ingredients will often be unnecessary.
As a recipe creator and WW member, I’m thrilled with this new feature. This will be a fantastic time saver for all of us.
Recipe Analyzer from a Photo
Members can snap a photo of their plate, and the WW app will estimate the points. While probably not perfectly accurate, this is a great feature to use when the points aren’t available, like restaurants, parties, or when you are simply in a hurry.
Regarding tracking, my motto is consistency matters more than accuracy, so I wouldn’t stress too much about the times that your points are somewhat inaccurate. Some tracking is better than no tracking, so it’s okay to estimate sometimes.
I can’t wait for this feature to arrive.
Daily Macros
WeightWatchers app will now track macros. Macros, or “macronutrients,” are the building blocks of food, including protein, carbohydrates, and fat. The Nutrients tracker also includes fiber and sodium.
I was fortunate to be in the 10% of members who were early testers for the feature.
Macros will appear at the bottom of the “My Day” section of the app.
Weight Watchers has also added macros recommendations and recommended calories, which is a few feature for them to offer.
Updated Zero Points Food List
Now for the big drumroll! Here is the news we have all been waiting for: What will the new zero-point foods be?
New Additions to the Zero Point Food (ZPF) List
Click here for a complete list of the new 350+ zero point foods for 2025 (and FREE PDF printable). All the previous zero-point foods continue to be zero-point, and new foods have also been added.
The 2026 list includes:
- Beans, peas, lentils
- Chicken and turkey
- Corn and popcorn
- Lean meats (added)
- Yogurt and cottage cheese
- Oats (added)
- Eggs
- Fish and shellfish
- Fruits and vegetables
- Tofu and tempeh
- Vegetables (including starchy and potatoes – new)
In addition, the list includes the following categories of foods.
Select Cuts of Dark Meat Poultry, Pork, and Beef
This is a significant change! As a WW member for 20+ years (who is Lifetime and maintaining a 100+ pound weight loss), as far as I know, lean beef, pork, and dark meat poultry have never been zero-point foods.
This includes:
- Dark meat chicken and turkey
- Select cuts of lean pork
- Select cuts of lean beef
Examples of Select Cuts of Dark Meat Chicken and Turkey ZPF
These foods are zero points:
- Chicken drumstick, skinless
- Chicken patty, plain
- Chicken thigh, skinless
- Cornish hen, skinless
- Turkey drumstick, skinless
- Turkey leg, skinless
- Ground turkey, 90% lean or leaner
Examples of Select Cuts of Pork and Beef ZPF
These foods are zero points:
- Beef, arm pot roast, lean, trimmed
- Beef, ground 90% lean or leaner – including 90/10 ground beef
- Pork tenderloin
- Beef, top round roast or steak, trimmed
- Beef, top sirloin steak, lean, trimmed
- Beef, tri-tip roast, lean, trimmed
Many of these lean meat options will be more economical, making the WW program more budget-friendly.
All Starchy Vegetables
In addition to the starchy vegetables currently zero points (like peas and butternut squash), these items are also zero points.
- All potatoes, including red, white, and sweet
- Parsnips
- Yuca and more
Oats
This includes all types of oatmeal, like quick, old-fashioned, and steel-cut.
Daily Points Will Not Change
Interestingly, WW has stated that members’ daily points will remain unchanged. You may wonder how to eat these additional foods while still losing weight.
- Weight Watchers assures us that the program has been tested and is backed by the latest scientific research. The science of WW zero-point foods is partly based on the concept of calorie density. Understanding and applying this concept has been an absolute game-changer for me and so many of my readers. Click here for a free printable guide on calorie density.
- Remember that zero-point foods are not zero calories. These foods do not need to be tracked but are meant to be eaten to satisfaction, not overeaten. As a recovered binge eater, I understand this isn’t as easy as it sounds. Click here for help if you struggle with binging or overeating zero point foods.
- The goal is to spotlight these foods and encourage members to include them in their diet, which helps reduce foods that are less healthy or higher in calorie density.
Diabetic Plan
Members of the Diabetic plan have a modified zero-point food list. The diabetic plan does not include oatmeal and starchy vegetables on their zero point foods list. However, diabetic members receive additional daily points to make up for these differences.
Foods NOT Included in the ZPF List
Here are some foods that are not on the zero-point list.
- Avocado have points, except on the menopause plan.
- Rice has points.
- Other whole grains have points.
While the new zero-point foods list is somewhat similar to the previous Purple plan, and the Personal Points plan allowed zero-point avocado as a choice, there are significant differences with the plan in 2026.
Answers to FAQs about the WW Plan
The Holy Mess: Support for Your Weight Loss Journey
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How are you feeling about the new WW plan? Share about it in the comments below.
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QUESTION: Is there a quicker and easier way to add a “serving of your own recipe” to breakfast, lunch or dinner plans rather than having to click on your profile >personal > my food > recipes > scroll to the name of your recipe > finally add to the meal? I try to cook from scratch so most of my main foods are recipes I’ve created.
Also, is there a way to build a “meal”? I alternate the same three lunch meals each week and it would be quicker to add a “meal” rather than all the individual items.
Thanks for sharing your views on the app. Unfortunately, the screenshot you show doesn’t match my home page, so I’m hoping we have the same version.
Hi Cathy, These are great questions! It sounds like you have the newest app update, which is being rolled out very slowly to members. I *just* got the update last night and today is my first day tracking with it. Once I’ve used it for a day or two, I’ll be able to answer your questions further. (If you find any solutions, let me know!) Thanks for your patience.
How did you find out about the virtual meeting to learn about the 2026 updates to the plan?
WW does not make it easy for us to search based on a keyword. Seems like they are more apt to let you search some of the basics and the money-makers like GLP-1 & Menopause. They don’t show the living with diabetes or maintenance virtual workshops either- if you don’t know who the coach is, you have to look thru each day’s meetings to find what you are looking for.
Any info on what the “all in” plan will look like in comparison to “lose” mode?
Hi Cici, my app has not updated yet so I can’t tell you for sure, but my understanding is that with the “all in” mode you don’t get weekly flex points. As soon as I have more information, I will be sure to share it.
Hi Sara
Can you answer some questions for me please? I was a member of WW for 7 years and I had to quit about a year ago. Personal reasons. I want to rejoin. I’m debating whether to do online only or join up for the weekly meetings . I currently live in 2 States , winter in one state and summer in another state. One state is less expensive than the other state. So I would like to join in that state. If I join in one state will I still be able to go to meetings in a different state without having to pay anything extra?. Also Wondering if they still offer Connect? If they do is it still offered to online only?
Hi Lori. Thanks for the great questions. As a former WW coach, I know pricing can vary from state to state. I’m in Arkansas. The WW franchise is owned by a family. We could accept visitors from other states, but if the member was a “long term” member, their pass had to be out of Arkansas.
My best advice is to call WW @ (800) 651-6000. They can give you the most up to date pricing and meeting locations.
The online, virtual workshops are also a great option. I attend one every week even though I’m a Lifetime member at my goal.
Please reach out to you team here at The Holy Mess if we can be of further assistance.
LaNette Whiteside
Community Care Coordinator for The Holy Mess
Thank you so much for this information!!! Happy to hear oats and potatoes are 0 points!
Thank you for posting helpful and useful information, Im not excited about these changes from WW looking to cancel my account. I feel like making all these foods zero for myself it opens doors for abuse and over eating on the zero foods. I don’t see how my potato from Mcalisters goes from 10 points to zero overnight. I don’t understand how bison something that’s been 5 points for a long time is now all of a sudden a zero pointed food.
I wish they would have updated the algorithm to read more than just a label. Pretzels and goldfish are less points than nuts and milk lol.
Any idea what time today the new rollout will be? I’m in the Eastern Time zone
Appreciate your time and summary!
Sara, in the meeting room with sale items there were books to buy listing foods and points, is
There a book like this with the 2025 foods?
I don’t think Ww is offering the little books anymore (I had a bunch, too!) based on this: https://www.weightwatchers.com/us/closure-shop#:~:text=We’re%20a%20brand%20that,community%2C%20connection%20and%20sustainable%20results.
I’m ecstatic! I get potatoes and oatmeal (in moderation) back in my life. I rejoined WW again in September and have been very careful about what I eat. This app is the best one yet hands down!
I’m thankful for the changes, especially the dark meat chicken. Chicken breast is expensive. I hope they will include rice as a zero point food soon. To me it seems very versatile for recipies.
I just restarted Weight Watchers today after many years. I eat out every night so being able to take a picture of my plate is something I never dreamed of. I am not planning to get on the scale as I find that depressing but will know if I’m losing weight or not. That’s probably a mistake, but one I’m willing to try.
I don’t care about macros. Happy about more zero point foods
Thank you for the best website and information! You keep things simple and to the point and answer questions that everyone is wondering! I am excited for the changes, but honestly at bit leary that our points budget is staying the same. I am trusting the professionals and am happy for this change!
I’m excited about the potatoes,especially sweet. I eat the small potatoes. My hubs is diabetic so just the small potatoes are great for me.
Oats I’m not to keen on they leave me feeling unsatisfied. Avacado still in moderation.
I like the changes. Just everything in moderation.
Thanks Holy Mess for all the great work you do.
I went to the virtual living on diabetes meeting to find out about the changes! So glad you put everything in one spot. I keep referring to your webpage & youtube when people ask what macros are.
I’ll be posting a link to this page in connect – so much easier than me repeat the information numerous times.
I believe I will like this new plan. I don’t attend the meetings since WW cut back on ours in my town. It will” be interesting to see if these new no point foods will work for me or not. I still have to make sure I don’t go overboard on these. Thank you, Sara for the information!
For some reason it says I’ve already made these comments but this I my first time seeing this email???
Oh my don’t know why my comment posted twice! Sorry!
I believe I will like this new plan. I don’t attend the meetings since WW cut back on ours in my town. It will” be interesting to see if these new no point foods will work for me or not. I still have to make sure I don’t go overboard on these. Thank you, Sara for the information!
yes as a 95 percent plant based due to allergies, finally I can eat potatoes,oats, as I was having a hard time on the plan before, I love these new changes, thank you for a great blog on this,,,, well done
So looking forward to this update. I did well when I had potatoes as zero points (love a baked potato with just spray butter and FF cottage cheese and a sweet potato with spray butter and cinnamon-splenda is like a dessert for me). I will need to be mindful of the amount of potatoes—I could very easily go overboard. And the ease of figuring out points by snapping a picture!!! Well, THAT’S AMAZING!!
I’m excited about the changes Weight Watchers is making in the Zero Point Lists. I’m most excited about the lean meats, especially the pork. And I do like potatoes once in a while but especially parsnips. Those are a few items that will keep my meals interesting.
I am ecstatic that potatoes and oatmeal are going to be zero points! And chicken legs!! 😍
I’ll wait and see how it works, and I am considering changing to another tracker. I can get myself into trouble with too large of a baked potato and too much lean meat calorie-wise. I’m not sure how that recipe URL will work from my phone because I will have to get it into the WW app somehow.
I wish the zeros at some point would start to to accumulate points past a serving. As an over eater, I am scared of this plan. The app updated mentioned are long overdue and will be very helpful. I expect with the photo I will be able to held more accountable and successful.
I’m very excited about the changes. Especially the dark meat chicken and potatoes! I do however wish avocado was included. Having the ability to take a photo and have somewhat of a point value will be so helpful.
I too would like for calories to be included but WW has never been about calories. I like that oats and sweet potatoes are now included. I ate them but probably not as often I would have liked. Being a pescatarian the addition of more meats doesn’t interest me. Thanks for info. I went to my meeting also this morning.
My app updated yesterday to include the camera to take pics of food. Taking a picture of a picture of food on a website results in an incorrect answer. The picture I took of my spaghetti squash this evening was accurate and gave me the point value. The only thing it did not pick up was the Country Crock spread I put on it.
So, so happy to hear this!! Being able to eat as many/much zero-point foods as I need to feel satisfied helps me SO MUCH to stay on plan. I did really well when oats and potatoes were free – and I *regained* weight when they were taken off the zero-point foods list when Personal Points was taken away. I had been using those foods as huge staples in my diet, and knowing I could eat as much as I wanted of them to stave off hunger was what had kept me on-plan. Looking forward to returning to WW this week!!!
I’m very excited about the changes. Seems it will be much easier to only need to make 1 meal for both my husband and myself. He wasn’t fond of the ground turkey. Also, being able to have light and dark poultry meats, will help with costs. It makes sense really to me, food like oats and potatoes. Seems just a healthier way to eat. Sure wish they would do calories though. That’s my only complaint.