What’s a Weight Health Score?

Let’s be honest, we’re all a little obsessed with what numbers can tell us. The problem during a weight-loss journey, though, is that many of us focus only on the number we see on the scale — which can give us good information about part of our health, but is far from the whole picture.

That’s why Weight Watchers is bringing in new, cutting-edge offerings like an in-app AI Body Scanner and a Weight Health Score, so you can get a more complete idea of your health in addition to your weight. The Weight Health Score can help you stay consistent in building the small, daily habits that help to support real, lasting results. Read on for where to find your score, what it means, and how to use it.

Your Weight Health Score (WHS) is a number from 0 to 100. You can find it in the new All-In Mode of the Weight Watchers app. The number doesn’t measure how much weight you’ve lost or how close you are to a certain weight goal. Instead, it’s a measure of your consistency with the healthy habits that can help you lose weight and boost your overall health. The score turns multi-factor, complex science into one simple number (sort of like how Points® simplify nutrition) so you have an easy-to-track summary of how you’re caring for your health.

You’ll see your Weight Health Score as a progress dial, and it’s recalculated daily at midnight (based on your local time zone). The categories are:

Mastering Habits (80-100)

In the Groove (50–79)

Building the Foundation (25-49)

Needs Attention (0-24)

The Weight Health Score (WHS) is based on pillars from the American Heart Association Life’s Essential 8’s key measures for improving and maintaining cardiovascular health, the USDA ’s Healthy Eating Index, and other metrics that are proven to help people lose weight or maintain a healthy weight and feel good all-around. Everyone’s unique WHS is calculated using an algorithm that takes into account four categories:

Nutrition
Pulling from the meals you’re already tracking in the WW app, this measures your consistency in tracking food and how often you’re hitting your targets for hydration as well as crucial nutrients like protein and fiber.

Movement
This is based on whether you're meeting your goal for at least 150 minutes of movement each week.

Sleep
Your number is boosted when you consistently get seven or more hours of sleep a night.

Weekly Weigh-In
The number on the scale isn’t what matters here — it’s about the powerful habit of checking in consistently so you can stay accountable.

Your personal WHS will be a number from 0-100, and it will change daily as your habits change.

If you have a fitness tracker, that’s great because over 60 apps and wearables can now sync your activity and sleep automatically. But if you don’t have one, that’s no problem: You can always enter your activity and sleep data manually. Just click on the “+” in the app and add your info.

More information can help you see the impacts of your efforts, far beyond your weight on the scale. Here are some healthy ways you can use your Weight Health Score.

1. Focus on trends

Data can be great — but the possible pitfall is becoming fixated on a goal number (even the most extra over-achievers can’t consistently score a 100!). Instead, it’s about figuring out the number that matches the habits that you can realistically stick with day to day, so you can get the results you want long-term. Check your updated WHS each day, and remember that small fluctuations, like having an off week because of stress or a vacation, don’t necessarily mean anything; you’re looking for trends over time.

2. Celebrate non-scale victories

Nothing feels more frustrating than trying hard and not seeing the scale budge. That’s why your WHS takes into account several different measures of health. Like maybe your weight is staying the same, but you’ve been taking extra steps during your lunch break, or you’ve been prioritizing getting to bed early to get more sleep. These are big wins to revel in!

3. Notice where you can turn your attention

Sometimes being healthy can feel like keeping a lot of balls in the air. Your WHS can flag for you that one of the balls has perhaps dropped a bit, like you’re moving less or not weighing in. That’s not a failure — it’s data that gives you information about what habit to really focus on for the week ahead.

The Weight Health Score is a new offering in the WW app that provides a number, 0-100. The score changes every day to reflect how you’re doing with habits over the past week that can improve your whole-person health. It’s based on your nutrition and hydration, movement, sleep, and whether you’re staying accountable with weighing in. Checking your Weight Health Score every week can give you a more holistic picture of your health beyond the scale, and it can help you stay consistent in building the small, daily habits that help support lasting results.